Well, with all of our patients doing well and no one in our group very sick or completely broke, I think we are wrapping up a really great week! Still plenty of surgeries to scrub in to with Tom, and Nichelle and Kimberly are headed to Lake Atitlan for the weekend to catch up with some buddies from Chapel Hill (Turns out it really IS a small world, after all!) (Oh-- and don't worry, mothers who are reading this. We have hired safe, private transportation that will take them to trustworthy hotels, and left them with a working cell phone!)
I continue to be amazed with how well our patients do post-operatively here. The only one still with us-- and she might go home this afternoon if her intestines "wake up" a little bit-- had an 8 pound, 4 oz uterus removed on Tuesday. All the others have already gone home looking great. The people here are amazingly tough and resilient. You really get some perspective on nuisance problems in the first world when you see people truly struggling to feed their families and put shoes on their feet.
Today, we are back and forth to the OR with Tom (essentially taking turns taking advantage of his amazing teaching in the OR) and hanging out in the market. Hale, Elizabeth, and I fly out to the City and then to the States with Duane and then American Airlines tonight. Hale has been shooting pictures like crazy in the market, so we will probably have more to share soon! We also have some beautiful shots of our precious patients to share as soon as I can hook his camera up to my computer again.
Happy Valentine's Day to all of those that we love and miss-- we will see you soon! Thank you for all the love and prayers this week and always.
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It is so ironic that I have been thinking about Chichi and Agape in Action all week to find that you guys have been busy working there all week. It looks like you have had a great trip. Gods blessing and travel mercy for you all on the way home.
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