I'm sitting at my bedroom window at 3:30pm, so grateful for the short-term doc and my clinical officer who are covering clinic so I can take a late lunch break. This blog post is late for many reasons...mostly because I am waiting for a replacement part for my laptop, but also because every free moment I've been working on uploading cases into the computer for my oral board exam. The final patient is in, and the totals are about 100 gyne admissions (some who underwent surgery, most did not), about 400 OB surgeries or deliveries, and the required 30 outpatient clinic visits. Someday I'll count up how many babies, c-sections, and surgeries those numbers represent but for now, I'm just happy to be at the next step...some significant editing to get the list "submission-ready."
Our family has also been focused on other matters in the last week or so. Kris' niece, Samantha, became ill with e. coli at a family reunion, and is now in the ICU in Salt Lake City. We're grateful for technology that allows us to be in close contact with Kris' family, and for regular updates on CaringBridge. But it's times like these when we recognize that living in Africa means not being physically available to our families every time we want to be. Please join us in prayer that Samantha will wake up without seizures or ongoing neurologic problems, and that her kidneys and the rest of her small body will have a complete recovery.
Those of you who receive our newsletters have already read this request OR will read it in the next month, but it bears repeating here. We are seeking help with education in Kapsowar. Dominic has significantly benefited from some short-term volunteers who have helped out with his homeschooling during their time in Kapsowar. Actually, I should say that our whole family has benefitted. Kris and I are therefore very seriously seeking someone (or some 2 or 3) who is willing to come and help us with the very important, but sometimes neglected or poorly-implemented, task of educating our child. If only one kid sounds boring to you, there are other kids around who would also be available for shared classroom learning opportunities! If you or someone you know is seeking adventure, loves kids and education, and is willing to commit to 3 or more months in Kenya, PLEASE send me a message!
Well, I think I've overstayed my lunchbreak and should get back to work. Thanks as always for your thoughts, prayers and messages!
