Travelogue :  Round the world in 7 months

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Usually nothing much happens on a flight and the only thing to do is kill time drinking and sleeping, which is what I did. But, during that particular flight someone's screaming and shouting woke me. I turned around expecting to see a fight or something like that, instead I was amazed. There was a group of passengers standing over a woman lying on the floor, and another woman kneeling over her,praying loudly in Fanti (an African language). I guess she was a doctor, at least she has a stethoscope with her. The woman's praying got louder and louder in an interesting, rhythmic chant that others joined in. After about five minutes the woman rose from floor and walked to her seat. I asked someone what happened and was told the woman had fainted and the doctor brought her back to life!!! Maybe she would have regained without all the praying and shouting but maybe not. There are many stories about African medicin men and it's hard for us to believe in them. But in this case it worked ... for sure.