LeishMan 7: Medical Mud on the Tracks
August 8, 2018By the time I got home to Oregon it was obvious that the injections I got in Bolivia were not winning the battle. I met with my travel doctor and […]
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LeishMan 6: Our inglorious return from the trip of a lifetime
August 7, 2018We finished our trip in Chile, contemplating how fast time had gone by and how many amazing things we had seen in six months. Chile is incredibly developed compared to […]
LeishMan 5: In La Paz, a low point
August 7, 2018After getting robbed in Carnaval, after exposing an infection on my face to booze, cold, crowds, and open air at Carnaval, after having the time of my life at Carnaval, […]
LeishMan 4: ¡Carnaval! Party! Parasite! Purloined!
August 7, 2018Carnaval in Oruro is THE Place to be for the beginning of Lent in Bolivia. After we finished our volunteer projects, we went with 50 others from Sustainable Bolivia to […]
LeishMan 3: Kisses on the Cheek
August 7, 2018Somehow we made it back from Uyuni. It wasn’t easy – that’s for sure! Our train that was supposed to leave at 1AM didn’t leave until 10AM the next morning. […]
LeishMan 2: Uyuni, I first notice a pimple on my cheek
August 7, 2018Traveling through the Salt Flats of Uyuni: I first noticed the parasite My first step on this nightmarish journey through Leishmania began in a fittingly surreal location: the Salt Flats […]
LeishMan: Introduction
August 7, 2018Hello, my name is Adam and I have a flesh-eating parasite called Leishmaniasis. For over a year now, I’ve been battling a flesh-eating parasite… on my face. My girlfriend and […]