TGIF
We survived our seventh day of clinic since we've been in Haiti. Our team is very grateful that we have the next two days off. We have all been working really hard and have seen/experienced many different cases.
One interesting case was a younger man who had an extra "finger" on each hand. Mary-Jane surgically removed the little nubs. The gentleman said that he could not move the "fingers" but he has sensation in them. Other than a nicked artery, there weren't any complications in this procedure. In the end, everything went well.
We had a one year old child who weighed 6kg, approx. 12 lbs. Our team donated money to Haiti Arise so that food could be supplied to her and her mother. This was done because her mother mentioned that when the father goes away for work and they never have any food to eat. As malnourished as the child was she looked like a little angel. Such a beautiful little girl.
Another unbelievable case which occurred today was when an older gentleman came into the clinic on a motorcycle and walked into the clinic. We suspect he had fractured his hip and his wrist due to a terrible fall. It was unbelievable to see this man walk in because there are no ambulances in Grand-Goave for these patients to call for serious emergency.
Today we had a happy return. A two year old from the November clinic came for a follow up visit. When he was seen in November he was found to be severely malnourished and required two months of hospital care. Now he is in the 90th percentile for his age group for height and weight. Gotta love the little miracles!
Now on a fun note... we got to eat some yummy brownies. It's not like we have been deprived of food or carbs but the chocolate was fabulous!! And Mason got his hair braided...yes he looks like K-Fed (Kevin Federline-Britney Spears' ex hehe)
Again we are super happy we have two days off, as you can tell because I've mentioned it twice now. Tomorrow We will be going into Grand Goave to explore their market and after heading to the beach.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers for our last few days we are here. We miss Canada and you all very much. Some of us also miss our Starbucks, I'm sure those of you who read this know who we are talking about...
WE love you all!!
WE love you all!!
Blog written by Mallory the pharmacist...The pharmacy is going well other than running out of our common prescription meds like Tylenol and Advil.
1 Comments:
Thanks again for writing. It is so good to read about your days and to hear about the specific cases, complete with picutes. The nurse in me just loves it! It's hard to believe that you guys are on the homeward bound stretch... but I remember how that felt. I was sad to leave, but also looked forward to being home. I thought that I would forget what Haiti was like and all of the things that I would be so thankful for... but I sure do remember and I still find myself being so thankful for bureaucracy and political structure. Will keep you in my prayers. Hugs, Amber
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