Brenda's Posts to her Family

Jan 18, 2012

Tested village healthcare workers today. They did very good. All passed. We had 2 men and 5 women Some were a bit slower than others, but by the time we kept repeating over and over again they got it. They did excellent on wound care. If you have a wound by dang it is going to be scrubbed CLEAN...and they can take a pulse and know if it’s too slow or too fast! They can take a temp and know if it’s high. They all know how to prepare a balanced meal "kinda". They do know how to make oral rehydration solution and when to give it. They learned how to build a latrine. Some of the other stuff a bit hard. They think all fevers or sniffles is malaria. Trying to tell them it’s just a cold…they don't quite get it. ...overall they learned a bunch in such a short time.
Clinic all afternoon. It went until 9pm and we had to turn away 15 or so people that came after dark. Suzan will see them tomorrow. Girl with appendicitis. Had to call boda boda t(motorcycle) to come get her and take her to the hospital in town. Had an ankle abscess that I opened. 1 kid with malaria. Tons of kids with worms….Big old fat rotund distended bellies.
Leave for Murchison falls at 6am, will tour game park, stay overnight there and then head to Kitgum the next day. HOT day here. High 90's with not a breeze. Still very dusty. Getting a bit sleepy. It is after 1am right now. We have to be up by 5 and load the bus. We have 12 tubs, 100 jerry cans , rice, flour, oil and 2 Ugandan boys that are going with us. Needless to say our bus will be loaded down.

Hugs and kisses to all xxooxxoo Brenda