A visit to the friendly neighborhood Taiwanese doctor

So last weekend, Tom wasn't feeling well. At first we thought it was just the beginning of a cold combined with the exhaustion of traveling to the other side of the Earth, but then he got really sick. Like 103 degree fever, chills, and difficulty breathing sick. So after two days of rest and no improvement, we told the school and they set up a doctor's appointment for that day. It turns out the Taiwanese people go to the doctor for any minor issue, which is not how we Walshes deal with illness, but at this point Tom clearly needed to seek medical help. So, he left the school at 3:00 and Teacher Tiffany, who worked with me at Cambridge-Ellis last year, went with him to help translate. He was back 25 minutes later with a diagnosis of acute tonsillitis and the medication to clear it up. Seeing your husband go off to the doctor in another country is scary especially when he's pretty sick and you don't know why. Thankfully, while it was serious and he clearly really needed to go, it was easily diagnosed and the medication has been helping a lot. We were also a little concerned how the medical insurance was going to work, since we have to pay the cost and then try to get reimbursed when we get home. The total for his first visit (including the doctor's appointment and the 4 different prescriptions) came to...a whopping $10 American! He wouldn't have even been able to get in the door for that at home!