It all started yesterday, on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning. We had a great relief society lesson, followed by a great Sunday school lesson. The church was filled with people and everything seemed to be going great. :) We sat down for the sacrament meeting and to my surprise, I felt this sharp pain in my left leg! Well, I tried my best to ignore the pain as they passed the sacrament. After the sacrament was passed I couldn't tolerate the sharp pain any more and so I asked my companion if we could head to the bathroom to check out my leg. I felt a liquid dripping down my leg and I was worried that I was bleeding. Once we got into the bathroom, my companion checked the back of my leg. She affirmed that something had bit me and it was red. We decided if the pain didn't go away we would head to the pharmacy to get some medicine after the meeting. Well... then my leg started to go numb and the pain got so bad that I couldn't extend my leg. But we headed into the sacrament meeting again. As soon as we sat down I felt something crawling in my skirt. I searched my skirt the best I could without making to much commotion. Then something sharp pricked my finger. I lifted my skirt a bit higher and held my breath. There was a scorpion on my leg!!!!! I taped my companion and pointed to my leg! She quickly swiped it off and tried to calm me down. Gloria was sitting next to us, and when she saw the scorpion on the floor she quickly but quietly got the relief society President. She came over and smashed the scorpion with her shoe and sat down again. Sister Alma was sitting in front of me and told me that I needed to go to the hospital. My pain was getting worse so I left the sacrament meeting. I wasn't the only one... a whole crowd of members came rushing out with me. {maybe worried about the tears they saw running down my face} I was ambushed with 20 people all trying to talk to me at the same time. I don't know where or how but 2 members from the stake presidency were there, and the next thing I know is that they were taking me to the hospital. At this time I started to lose the feeling of my mouth and right hand. I felt as though any moment I would pass out, and my heart started pounding rapidly, and sweat started dripping of my face. All I remember was trying to slow my breathing down as I sat in the car. Brother Adorno gave me a priesthood blessing in the car, and also helped calm me down. My companion helped me out of the car and we rushed into emergency. They placed me on a bed and started asking me all these questions. The next thing I know, I had all these needles in me. The pain was getting worse and worse so they shot me with some anesthesia in my leg. That stuff is magic. Immediately I could feel my mouth and hands, the pain lessened, and I felt really weak. After 30 minutes or so they wheel chaired me to another room where I feel asleep. During that time I guess all the ward members were calling to check up on me. My companion also finally got a hold of Sister McMullin and arranged for someone to come and get us. The hospital also gave me the scorpion as a souvenir. The office elders came and picked us up and went and got all the medicine that I needed. When we got home 2 families had brought us lunch, and a bunch more called to see how I was doing. And I pretty much slept the whole afternoon to not feel the pain.
But I am doing good now. I am on strict bed rest for a few days, and
I am all drugged and bandaged up! But I am being taken care of by my companion
and all the members! Also Sister McMullin and her adorable daughter went shopping for
us and took us to write our families. I feel so blessed to be around such
amazing people! Even though it isn't the funnest being stung by a scorpion, it
feels good to know that people love me enough to take care of me. And I am sorry
if the email doesn't make a whole lot of sense, I still am not feeling quite
there. And I will remember to send pictures next week!
I love you all! Please keep me in your prayers that I make make it home
whole and live! hahaha
Have a great week!
Love,
Hermana Sanders
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