Update on Neil!

Because I know Neil has been pretty slack on updating everyone on what he is doing I though I would just add a bit about what he has been up to here in Manila. Well, apart from being pretty sick (as most of you know, he never really had strong guts to start with) he has been working pretty hard at the Embassy. This seems to have paid off as he was recently offered full time work in processing visas. Initially Neil was contracted on a 'casual' basis, without any guarantee on how long his employment would last, or how many hours/days he would be working per week. Now he has a bit more certainty around his work and income here which is great!

Back to his guts, at first we thought he had giardia so he took a strong dose of antibiotics to kill those evil bugs. He went to the doctor on Tuesday who said that amoebic somethingerather was pretty common in Manila and that he might have this instead and prescribed some additional antibiotics. As those close to Neil know how much he enjoys enlightening us on his bowel movements as it is, it is making for 'interesting' conversations! But otherwise he is doing well and seems to be getting a bit better.

posted by batik billy @ 3:33 pm