Day 17: sick off for this Beyoncé

**Kai! Ideally this is a day after the camp has ended but I must update this blog from my diary. Here it is.**

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Today started out cold. Harmattan is real oh. I had gone out to check FBS for one of the camp officials as Dr Chris had earlier instructed. I saw Ponmile going to get his costume for the carnival today and I also saw them setting up for it.

Still wasn't feeling so good. I really just wanted to lay down in bed all day.

It was carnival day and it started at about 10am or was it 9am? But who starts so early and ends at about 2pm? Na we for Afikpo!

It seems like they had fun sha. All the music and razzmattaz. I didn't even bring jeans to wear sef.

Mini really made sure I was taken care of and everyone in the clinic did same for me. Got IM PCM when my temperature started to rise. Later Dr Chris came and said he will give me P-Alaxin. Ah!!!! I'm not taking please 😭. Then Billy came to see me. I felt a lot better by then.

Thank you so much guys!!!!

As I practically chilled out all day, I probably saw one patient or so...and that might have been an emergency.

Here's gist from the carnival:
Platoon 6 came 1st
Platoon 2 came 2nd
Platoon 7 came 3rd

Ah and Yusrah danced with her platoon 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 This our clinic has multi talented people.

Prep for the carnival

Go Platoon 10!!!! Peep our leader Fortune leading

We always show up and entertain

Because Beyoncé used to rest too,

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