Well the day started with Pam still looking for the day she lost…Paul as usual started breakfast… The container arrived early during the night, and the Father came for a discussion before starting the day. He also wanted to discuss the projects that he would like to accomplish in his hospital in the near future. […]
Read more ›Well our adventure is almost over for this time. What an experience! As much as we would like to help make the hospital a successful on going project and as much as we can teach and lead by example, it was amazing to me to see how much we can learn from the people of […]
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Well I think God had some plans for us that we did not know. We rested yesterday but today… well we worked very hard with very difficult cases. The day started with our usual breakfast and coffee and off to the consultation to find no patients. Rounds went well and patients doing very well. The […]
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Its Saturday morning and we are having breakfast and slowly packing. The container has finally arrived early this morning so we will have a busy day today. We have a hernia case of a child and a biopsy to do. The bloc finishes early on Saturdays. Then we attack the container…. We only have a […]
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What a good and frustrating day. We managed to do our big case, the very large cystic hygroma, which was great, but cancelled the rest of the day because we had no oxygen…. What….cancel our day…. It was so hot, most of us, except, Pam Paul and Joanie went for a nap…. Wow felt very […]
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Wednesday This is day 3 or surgery.. I found it a bit difficult today.. actually exhausting may be a good word. Its difficult to translate for and to everybody, it just seemed like everybody wanted something at the same time as everybody else. Setting up the OR, doing the anesthesia records, circulating , the HEAT.. […]
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Day two was a very productive day and my shoes are already spoken for. One of the workers asked me for my shoes, I told her she can have them when I leave. After a meeting with a doctor that lives here we headed to the hospital to get started on what we came here […]
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We had an early start today with Louis doing a biopsy to the neck under local. Then we had the hardest time ever to get an IV started on this most gorgeous little boy, 7 months old. He came in for Hernia repair, the surgery went well and he is doing amazing.. but OMG!!! I […]
Read more ›Well, we arrived in Zinvie without any problems. The Father had been waiting for 2 hours since we were late arriving. even Irma Mom had tried calling me to see what was happening…All our bags made it, kaos at the airport but really normal for here. It is rainy season so many frogs… Judy doesn’t […]
Read more ›DAY 1 ARRIVAL TO PARIS So long flight but good. Joanie took 2 ativan and is still druggy…Found Paul sitting relaxing… still looking for Alex and Julietta….had coffee and small breakfast… 31eu ….so now waiting for the next leg to begin. – LB I’m tired……good flight but long and can’t sleep on the plane…2nd part […]
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