Juancho in Uganda

Our village suffered another loss this week. We had a 5-year old that died on tuesday night from unknown causes so far. It was very sad to know that he was very healthy the night before and I was even told that he yelled to me "How are you?" on tuesday night when I drove the bicycle past his house. I am trying to remember exactly if I responded or not, but for sure I have been more attentive to any salutation that I get from anybody. Any hello, any Mzung bye could be the last and I don't want to know that I didn't give it. It doesn't cost me anything and actually fills me with joy. The kid was also the cousin of the 14 year old that died last week and the family was very devastated. I am not liking going to their burials, but I know that it is very frequent in an area with so many health problems. I hope that there are cases that get controlled due to our interventions, but it is only the failures which are clearly visible.