Yesterday June 10, 2009 marked my 1-year anniversary with Mercy Ships. What a year it has been. In honor of the day I celebrated by taking care of a medical emergency at the clinic-SCARY, taking care of a patient was about to die from a dental infections, pulling teeth, removing part of a ladies mandible-yes I did that…. I actually pulled out the bone that made up her mandible, and said good bye to my LOVELY roommate Emily- very SAD.
Last Saturday at 3am the the occupants of cabin 4343 and Richard piled into a Nissan car to make the 20 min truck to the airport to see our lovely roommate Naomi off. In the matter of a minute cabin 4343 went from 4 to 3.
Last night I drove and Carmen accompanied me to the airport to drop Emily off .
Now there is 2
Oh how you must be able to adjust to constant change here. After awhile I must admit change gets old.
1 comment:
Wow one year! Who would ever have guessed that Africa would consume this simple life style ,that we have so much. I have to admit there are times when it seems to be going by fast but for the most part its been along year. Glad to met Liz and can't wait to see how she will be a part of this next 6 months. Take care and have a great weekend.
ps whats up with the Obama Beach lol
love ya mom
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