Was awakened this morning at 5:45am by birds, children and mariachi music. Welcome to Honduran mornings. A hot shower got me going, along with corn flakes, peanut butter toast and good coffee. First order or business was respiratory therapy, ie. bubble blowing. It was truly a group effort. We went through two bottles of bubbles in no time. I learned new words doing this little activity also.
Sheily
At about 10:30a our next two post op patients returned to the clinic. Edwardo, who was doing amazingly well and proved it by proceeding to walk three laps around the clinic porch. The second patient is Sheily. She was not quite as active but said she had no pain. My little post-op friend from yesterday, Yadira, slowly improved through out today and is now eating well.
At 11am several of the ICU nurses from the surgical end of this team and one MD came to visit the clinic compound. A much needed day off for them. They really enjoyed seeing the children and took pictures of all of them. We shared devotions together on the topic of love in action.
The rest of the morning was filled with playing on the swing set. One 5 year old girl proved her skills as a nurse. She used my stethoscope to listen to my heart and stomach. Was really good at listening in all places she needed to.
Lunch today was amazing. Beef soup full of veggies and...wait for it...green bananas! They tasted like potatoes. Really!
Peek-a boo in any language
The afternoon has been nap time. It is quiet and peaceful with a cool breeze blowing. Tonight is my turn at night shift. We have two children who will be going into the city for evalution and or surgery. 4:30am is departure time. Continue to pray for our doctors and nurses. No cardiac caths were done today, but the surgeons continued on, doing two open hearts. We are half the way through. God has performed miracles and sent his angels to watch over us all.
One child at a time,
Patti
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