Victim of Weston Hotel cholera outbreak tweets from hospital bed
A victim of the Weston Hotel cholera outbreak has narrated details of the frantic moments at the hotel after the outbreak was detected.
In a series of tweets, the woman, who goes by the name Monalisa, on Friday described how the situation worsened as more guests at the hotel exhibited acute symptoms of the waterborne disease.
Health experts on Friday confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the hotel that is associated with Deputy President William Ruto..
Over 50 guests were tested at Nairobi Hospital and 24 tested positive for cholera.
Monalisa begins her narration by declaring she is a victim of the cholera outbreak at Weston Hotel and that she has been admitted at Nairobi Hospital.
Here are some of her tweets.
So I am one of the victims of the cholera outbreak at Weston. I was admitted to Nairobi Hospital yesterday.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
My symptoms started the first day just as I was about to hit the sack. Vomited a couple of times Tuesday night, didn't think much of it.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
We had a symposium on Wednesday and much as I wasn't feeling ok nilijikaza. Kept off food the whole day, just took water and a banana.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
Come Wednesday night the devil kicked in. I was alone in the house and couldn't stay even 2m away from the toilet. Vomiting nothing (1/2)
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
Cholera diarrhoea is beyond 'loose stool' it's literally smelly water with a some specks of stool. I have never experienced anything like it
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
You get no breaks, can't control your bowel movement,you have seconds from the time you feel like relieving yourself to reaching the bowl.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
Cholera diarrhoea is beyond 'loose stool' it's literally smelly water with a some specks of stool. I have never experienced anything like it
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
You get no breaks, can't control your bowel movement,you have seconds from the time you feel like relieving yourself to reaching the bowl.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
When I checked in the hospital yesterday, I was so dehydrated they couldn't get my veins. Pocked me around 8 times then decided to go (1/2)
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
for the artery. Put me on drip immediately. (2/2)
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017
I've had breakfast at the hospital. The first meal I've been able to keep down since Tuesday (including water) Anything in goes out.
— Monalisa (@abbylanky) June 23, 2017