Clinic was an amazing experience this week. It was the easiest clinic yet and we really had no problems. It was an eight hour trip in our Toyota truck with four people in the back seat, two people in the passenger seat, and our amazing crazy but safe driver Richard. There was a long dirt road with huge pot holes and very narrow bridges. We made it there and back safely. Our week flew by faster and quicker than any other clinic week. It was an incredible. A lot of the people in the area had stomach problems. Often the places that we go have similar problems within the area. There were no big surgeries needed but there were quite a few shots. We all slept in tents at a families house. It was a beautiful house with a decent bathroom and place to take a luxurious bucket bath. There was a paved floor with a drain. This was one of the best places we have stayed. We set up our clinic in a church. It was a nice roomy area where we had plenty space for all of our stations. Triage, consultation, pharmacy, and dental. The week went very well. There were lots of kisses from the people after we gave them their medications thanking us for our work. Most everyone was happy with big smiles. They were so thankful and it was a really positive experience for everyone. At the end of the week when we were packing up to go, our cook came by and thanked each one of us for our services. She told us that she was content with everything and was so thankful that we could come. I was so much fun to see the joy on peoples faces. We are now back at km38. Home sweet home…
Rememberable experiences…
Dr. Richard gave the monkey diazepam and he slept if off for two days. So funny but really sad. He is back to normal stealing our food and jumping from rafter to rafter
The lady who we drained 5 ginormous bottles of fluid from her abdomen.
The whole fish that each of us got for dinner that we passed off to all the Peruvian boys.
The numerous rotted out smiles that somehow were so meaningful and beautiful everyday as they thanked us.
