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20 Wednesday Jul 2011
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19 Tuesday Jul 2011
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inBeginning on July 8th, my 1 year missions as a nurse in Haiti had begun. After hours of traveling I had landed in Port au Prince airport, such a great feeling. For months I have been planning this trip and now I am here. As always I have been provided with great hospitality from the NVM team.
On Saturday, about 10 young ladies from a youth group and I had worked in the NVM garden. For those of you who do not know, this past February myself and the team I came with worked the ground and planted seeds previously. Between the fire ants and the sharp like thistles it quite interesting. After finishing we knew why no one tended to the garden much. Praise God, most of the weeds were already pulled from a previous team which means very few thistles and the fire ants were barley noticed. Although, the ground was like cement. But with the hose and some manual labor we had the corn,beans and cucumber in. Pastor Pierre says Haiti has been really dry. After about 2 days of watering the garden, Haiti was provided with lots and lots of rain. For about 3 or 4 evenings it has rained heavy. Unfortunately probably more than they needed. Pastor says rain in Haiti is good it helps keep the dust down, but too much makes lots of mud. My the following afternoon most of the ground is all dried up again. Finally after about a week the corn began to sprout and soon followed by the beans. YAY!
This week has been a bit challenging. Slowly I am being acclimated to the clinic and to Creole. Each morning we see anywhere from 25-50 patients. We begin at 8am and end at various times usually between 2-4pm. After triaging patients they sit and wait to be seen by the Dr. Edmond. Many wait all day just to see the doc patiently. It becomes an all day thing for some Haitians. I am amazed on how well the children do. They make very little noise. Most people including myself would complain about waiting as little as a 1/2hour. They certainly have more patience than I. We had seen various patients with a few surprises in between. Early in the week we lost a premature infant partially d/t cultural beliefs but mostly medical. However, today I triaged 1month old Haitian twins, Nashka and Dashka (not sure if the spelling is correct). These babies were born prematurely. Now weighing 1.23kg and 1.40kg. Tiny yes, but well loved and still alive. I could not believe it. I’m not sure I have ever held any infant/infants this little. Although they both are malnourished, Nashka the baby girl actually looked fairly well. She was the biggest of the two and has been eating fairly well. Dashka the little boy did not look as well. Mom said he has not been eating well or sleeping much at night. Aubree attempted feeding Dashka with a dropper but he still did not take it well. After Dr. Edmond had seen the infants Aubree and I were to begin IV fluids on them. Nervous….yes I was. I have never placed a pediatric IV let alone a preemie’s. After several attempts by the both of us we felt defeated. Aubree talked to Dr. Edmond and decided to send them to St.Damien Peds. Hospital. It was great knowing that they were going to a hospital where they would be receiving proper care. And we both knew that they were going to need much more than a little IV fluid. Hopefully they will return to visit us when there health status improves and as they begin to grow even more.
So all in all, a exciting week it was and some days more challenging than others. But knowing that God’s hands are in it all, places my mind at ease.
Psalm 18:1-2 “ I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Natacha
13 Wednesday Jul 2011
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