Some of the residences around here are getting a little worn
around the edges, so they are making some new ones and renovating some old
ones. There is a lot of hand labour
involved, but there are power tools as well.
It would be nice to see some of the finished results, but I won’t be
around for that. Talking to Graham
Johnstone the orthopedic surgeon, there was a time when there was not air
conditioning in the bedrooms. Glad I
missed that period in Galmi’s history.
As it is, I will have just acclimatized to 38 degree dry dusty days and
I will be heading back to 6 degree wet rainy days.
If anyone was really worried, the lady that had the seizures
and had to go to caesarean yesterday is Hepatitis C and HIV negative. HIV testing is routine on admission for all
patients to Galmi hospital. The
Hepatitis C testing is common but not universal. I mentioned this in one of my previous posts,
but between 2 and 12 percent of the blood donors could be hepatitis C
positive. The littlest of the premature
infants that started life at 714 grams had some apneic (not breathing) spells
last night. That is not a particularly
good sign. Still, it’s amazing that he
has got this far. Statistically speaking,
for whatever reason, premature girls are more likely to survive and do well
than premature boys. I am just going to
leave that there, no speculation on my part.
Those pictures of me in the OR are courtesy of Susanne
Baeuerle the OR trauma nurse from Switzerland (She's the one on the left above - if it wasn't obvious).
She is actually originally from Germany but now lives in Davos. It’s pretty hard to take a selfie when you’re
working in a sterile field. Especially
when there aren’t any laparoscopes around. She is just here short term as well and will
be leaving a few days after me. She has
been to a number of other places in Africa, but has been to Galmi 3 times, and
feels like she is starting to know people here better. Anyways, photo credits to Susanne for some of
yesterday’s pictures.
Psalm 29:11
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless
his people with peace.
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