if you see death, you settle for a fever

I found an AMAZING blog from a woman who is in Iraq. The end of her most recent post sums it all up: "It's amazing how as things get worse, you begin to require less and less. We have a saying for that in Iraq, 'Ili yishoof il mawt, yirdha bil iskhooneh.' Which means, 'If you see death, you settle for a fever.' We've given up on democracy, security and even electricity. Just bring back the water."