Saying Goodbyes

-

This week was busy with undergraduate students here from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Campaign.  We kept them busy helping in all departments, seeing 2 C/Sections, watching normal deliveries and traveling out to do Immunization Clinics as well as a weeklong HPV vaccination clinic for girls 10-14 years of age.

They were kept busy in the many activities and seemed to enjoy it.  We wore them out as they were ready for bed by 8 p.m. most nights!  Breakfast started at 0645 so they had a long day!

Friday (yesterday), we said goodbye to Elliot Harris who has been with us since 3 February!  He left for a couple of days in Harare before he flies home to Seattle on the 2nd of June. He was very helpful at the hospital and at home so we will miss him a lot and wish him well as he prepares to apply for medical school!

This morning (Saturday,) our University of Illinois group left for 3 more days visiting in Zimbabwe before they head for home on Tuesday.  I asked if they were anxious to leave and one girl said, “I can’t wait to get back to internet service!” I guess we weren’t as exciting as Internet!

Today was our ART clinic for under 12-year olds and we saw about 45 kids.  I was drawing blood for viral loads for those that needed it.  They were excited to come, and the University group brought us two huge bags of sweets, so everyone got a sweet!

Electricity went off by 6 a.m. this am and has been off all day but trying to get all the sheets washed and towels as the next group of 4 visitors arrive tomorrow. I’m on load number 3 now. It finally came back at 6:30 p.m.

I came home at 12:30 p.m. and took a 2-hour nap I was so tired!

Winter is here and it is getting down to low 50’s at night.  Last night was our coldest with it getting down to 51.  I put my electric under blanket and my winter blanket and duvet on the bed today so I am now in winter! 


 Kathy, Major and Elliot


 Donavan, Cailey and Noelia from University of Illinois

University of Illinois team at Chidamoyo


 Kids ART clinic day at the hospital





Comments

  1. MaryJune 13, 2019 at 12:43 AM

    This blog is very interesting. Call and enquire for best hair loss clinic in Thrissur.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Gclub SlotSeptember 30, 2019 at 3:22 AM

    Thanks for your sharing, it helps me a lot and I think I'll watch your post more.
    …………………….
    slotxo
    สล็อตxo
    ทางเข้า slotxo

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnjuSeptember 2, 2020 at 3:49 AM

    Hair transplantation surgery, like any other Cosmetic Procedure has improved in leaps a bounds over the past decades. Reconstructing a new hair line is an Art requiring surgical as well as an Artistic Skills. We encourage consultation prior to surgery,we can schedule face-to-face consultation to go over the different surgical options, explain what you can expect from the surgery a answer any questions that you may have regarding the procedure.
    https://www.drpaishairgrowclinic.in

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Visitors from Australia, Happy 20th Carolyn, Unpacking container, lots waiting for delivery!

-
Image
We were so happy to visit with Dr. Batsi Chiuerki and wife Charity and their three children who were visiting from Perth, Australia on the 7th of July.  They moved to Australia 12 years ago after working with them as our doctor at Makonde Christian Hospital.  It was so good to see them and with their children grown up!  We had a wonderful visit with them in Harare for a few hours. Michael Major came home from University last week and he flew into Harare from South Africa.  We got to enjoy a lunch out and he drove me home from Harare last week.  My "driver "is back on his holiday so need to take advantage of it. On Saturday the 8th of July we celebrated Caorlyn Mereki's 20th biorthday with a taco dinner and cake.  We also celebrated Michael's 24th birthday from May since he ad been away at University and we didn't get to celebrate in person with him.  Everyone had a great time at the party! We spent time this past week unpacking the container we got recentl
Read more

What a week!

-
Image
We have two new visitors that arrived this week and started working with us. Liz graduated from high school in May and is starting college in Portland, OR in January. She is a missionary kid born in Zimbabwe—her name is also Tariro and she left when she was 3 years old for Cambodia and eventually Viet Nam and IN. Lauren is from my home church in Sebastopol and is taking a semester off from college in Chico, CA to help us out. It has been a busy week—I hope they don’t think it always like this—if it is I quit now! We had gone into Harare last Friday afternoon (27th August) after work (Dr. Zimudzi, Carolyn Mereki and I). We got there in time to meet up with Major, Lori and the 2 girls who had arrived Thursday afternoon. We enjoyed some peri-peri chicken and ice cream! Saturday morning we were all off for the wedding of one of our doctors, Vernon Murenje and his bride Christine. It was held in a beautiful location on the waterfront of a lake. The wedding was to start at 9 a.m. and in typi
Read more

Covid-19--The world has changed

-
Image
Throughout the world we are all facing big changes in our life.   Many are on self-quarantine; many are staying home because their state has been put on lock-down and all of us are trying to avoid getting this flu. It has hit Zimbabwe.   We have 5 confirmed cases—1 death and 1 doctor at Harare Hospital, in Zimbabwe.   They supposedly have only tested 150 people and as all of you are aware the results take 5+ days.  The tests are only available in Harare. We have few test kits in the country, no PPE and so nurses started a country wide strike today which means most hospitals are totally shut down.   Our local district hospital—which is our only other hospital in the district besides us—sent a message today to not send any patients as they were closed!   With no PPE you can’t blame people who make little money stopping work.   We hope it will cause some action from the government and not for them to continue to be quiet! We do have PPE here thanks to many donations from
Read more