WOW! What a great week to finish strong. Today we saw 157 patients (and maybe a few more that didn't get counted). That brings the four day total to 485 "officially" seen. What a variety from babies to a 94 year old blind lady who rode home on a motor scooter with her 80 yr old daughter and grandson sandwiching her in the middle. (Picture above). We have been so welcomed and warmly received by the Vietnamese people. Each day the people have made all of us glad we have come to Vietnam - trying hard to communicate to us with their stories - none of which we understand verbally, but their eyes tell the story. One lady said she came to see us today because she had only seen westerners on TV - and she heard we were so pretty. She had come and see.
Bob gets the award for seeing the strangest cases.
Bill definitely can get patients through the quickest.
Frieda brings smiles to all the kids she sees.
Katie meets patients eye-to-eye with compassion and caring.
All the while each of the providers make teaching students their first priority - except when Brenda hints that things need to speed up - we have 50 more patients to see.
The pharmacy is incredible - pictures can only show the basics of how organized and precise Lauren, Naomi, Vian, and Kim are able to manage a system that requires incredible attention to detail in the midst of chaos.
Killer Uno and Scrabble are vicious evening challenges. Some say the rules change depending on who is playing. Ask for those details later.
Looking forward to a relaxing weekend of getting to know Vietnam better.
Posted by: Gayle Bina
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