this week was generally pretty chill for our group. only three of us, on tuesday only two of us went to icu. the morning was really good, got to look into some cases. we went for lunch and halfway through we’re asked to go to theatre to catch the baby of a women going in for cesarian because she had a ruptured uterus. so us two along with our staff went. we took the baby and began resuscitation. bag and mask for quite sometime. she was born full of meconium and even had to suction out her lungs. but even though she was born with a small heartbeat, she never took a breathe and eventually the heartbeat stopped. we wrapped her up and carried her back with us to icu as her mom would be there eventually for recovery after cesarian. it was the second time that i’ve ever experienced death first hand, and the first time i have carried the baby. i’m usually too nervous to touch them but i really felt like i should be the one to carry her and so i did.
its something that i’ve had a difficult time understanding of how we can put so much work and prayer into a little life and to see them die still is so discouraging. but God gave me a picture of all the children in heaven who never took their first breathe and told me, they get far more love there then they ever could on earth. that although their parents would love them deeply, no one could love them more then their heavenly father. it doesn’t take the sorrow away, but it is reassuring that i know she is with her father and he is loving her more then anyone.
after that the week really seemed to be very slow. wednesday i wasn’t feeling well so i stayed home and worked on homework and rested. thursday i went back to the clinic near where we used to live, and went on a house visit with Celia (student from our team) to a mom she had met back in december who ended up having a cesarian because her baby had a ‘big head’. after meeting her little girl, we both thought that something was not right mentally. they were getting normal checkups at a different hospital so hopefully they will get good care for her.
friday we had nothing scheduled for the three of us who were not in the hospital so we went to a shopping centre and got pictures developed, had a coffee and bought some things to make a nice lunch for ourselves! it was a relaxing day, ended up working on our journals for the afternoon while watching a movie. days like that are needed every so often!
after hearing stories from the hospital group it sounded like a crazy week! one baby was born with her intestines outside her body. you could see them in the umbilical cord just outside her tummy. apparently she will be transferred and it can be fixed, so that is good! there was also a delivery in a (can’t remember the african term) but in Thailand they are called ‘tuk tuk’s’ a motorbike with a sheltered seat behind. one our staff just barely got there in time to catch the body! never a dull moment in the hospital!
the weekend was very nice, went out to a tourist area and did some shopping and even found a sushi restaurant! it was a really good day. sunday we had church and said goodbye to one team member who’s going home for a week, but will go to India so i will not see her till we meet in Australia again. we also had a few of the hospital staff over for dinner. it was really nice to see them outside their work environment.
this week is a mish mash once again as we leave next sunday!!!!!! we spend some time here then are going as a team to Zanzibar!! i am very excited, i’ve heard great things about that island! crazy that this time next week i will be at the airport! eek!!!
till next time...
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