Days 17 & 18

I had told my friends this was going to be a 'limited' fast, meaning I might interject a mini portion of food at some time if I needed to every five days. I haven't needed to do that but yesterday I couldn't bring myself to throw out a small portion of lentil salad I had made for Sandy, so I ate it plus a piece of white cheese.

I have found myself crying more often, when I read bad news from Darfur. I just read that malaria has struck the camps. It manifests as dysentery at first.