So here I am blogging at 3:30 in the morning. It's the best time to avoid the slow internet traffic using dial-up. Last night, we decided to forgo the normal dinner that is provided at our "guest house." Some of our team members discovered a cafe about 10 minutes away in the Nirvana country club. I think that we just needed to get away from the monotony of what we've been having for dinner since we arrived.
Things are going great with the OT and our patients are hanging in there. Yesterday, we found out that somehow our presence at the medical center was released to the local news. So, many people in the region know that we're here. Sanjeev, a 2nd year surgery resident who has been extremely helpful in answering our questions, mentioned that he spoke with a woman who brought her child a distance of 600km to consult with us on a congenital renal issue. That just amazes me considering how difficult it is to travel here, especially if money is an issue.
Oh yes, the latest bandh is over, which means that the roads are also open. Woo hoo! This means that we might be able to go explore the hill country and sightsee on Friday. This also means that patients will again be able to travel to hospital for medical treatment.
People updates:
Claire - went for an extended personal tour of Dharan and has adventures to tell you about.
Barb - just found a mouse that decided to spend the night in her room and was not pleased.
Jean - misses her husband immensely. We'll figure out something awesome for her B-day.
Norma - did not have Corona last night at dinner and thinks that her husband should come and visit.
John - has his own entourage of groupies composed of student nurses and is loving every moment of that.
Bob - is holding in there as team leader, despite our gripes and moans. Although, he played a great joke on the ladies yesterday morning. I didn't know he could be so mean!
Rich - is doing great and probably has said way too much on this blog already.
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