Guess what? What. I made my plans to get out of Sudan. So I guess I am coming home. Trip to Juba with Ajak, he does have to leave on Sunday and then I will fly to Nairobi on Monday morning. Mayfield will pick me up and take me Mayfield House. OK, enough talk about leaving. I have another week.
It has been hot. We are suffering. Today I did some more organizing. Tomorrow I will finish - whether I am done or not. Time to get back to patient care. Actually I have plans to go to Bor tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Got some business to do.
The days have a rhythm and a routine. That is always nice. The mama's come, a true indication to get my butt out of bed. Up and moving, two cups of joe (instant) and then of to the hospital. I have seen so many people this year that I know from other years. Sometimes I bring my computer with me and show them pictures I have taken of them in the past. They always get a big kick out of it. Ajak was seeing a patient the other day and I walked in to ask him something. I saw this lady and said to Ajak that I knew her, that she was here last year with one of her kids. And she has a hundred kids and they are all is such bad shape. She actually has the features of a fetal alcohol syndrome baby. That is how I remembered her. So I showed her pictures I took of her and her baby (she has had two since) and she said that it wasn't her. Ajak and I were crackin' up.
We had lots of visitors this evening. Many of the secondary school teachers came by. They often come in the evening and visit. Most of them speak english. I gave them a soccer ball that I found in the container. They were so happy. Then Rebecca came by. It was so good to see her. She was the receptionist at the hospital and would get everyone registered and would interpret when I had a problem. Just a sweet kid. She is now working at a primary school in Bor. She is a teacher. She just did not look happy. But she would not confide in me. It was so good to see her. I will post pictures of her smiling face from last year and the ones I took this evening. There is an AIM pilot here. He flew in this evening. He will take Thom, Tanner, Tim and Aaron out tomorrow. Boy will it ever be quiet here. I hope we don't get into trouble. You know how things can get if you get bored.
Well, that's about it for me today. Night night
C
It has been hot. We are suffering. Today I did some more organizing. Tomorrow I will finish - whether I am done or not. Time to get back to patient care. Actually I have plans to go to Bor tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Got some business to do.
The days have a rhythm and a routine. That is always nice. The mama's come, a true indication to get my butt out of bed. Up and moving, two cups of joe (instant) and then of to the hospital. I have seen so many people this year that I know from other years. Sometimes I bring my computer with me and show them pictures I have taken of them in the past. They always get a big kick out of it. Ajak was seeing a patient the other day and I walked in to ask him something. I saw this lady and said to Ajak that I knew her, that she was here last year with one of her kids. And she has a hundred kids and they are all is such bad shape. She actually has the features of a fetal alcohol syndrome baby. That is how I remembered her. So I showed her pictures I took of her and her baby (she has had two since) and she said that it wasn't her. Ajak and I were crackin' up.
We had lots of visitors this evening. Many of the secondary school teachers came by. They often come in the evening and visit. Most of them speak english. I gave them a soccer ball that I found in the container. They were so happy. Then Rebecca came by. It was so good to see her. She was the receptionist at the hospital and would get everyone registered and would interpret when I had a problem. Just a sweet kid. She is now working at a primary school in Bor. She is a teacher. She just did not look happy. But she would not confide in me. It was so good to see her. I will post pictures of her smiling face from last year and the ones I took this evening. There is an AIM pilot here. He flew in this evening. He will take Thom, Tanner, Tim and Aaron out tomorrow. Boy will it ever be quiet here. I hope we don't get into trouble. You know how things can get if you get bored.
Well, that's about it for me today. Night night
C
Catherine I have been reading your blog everyday and have truely enjoyed it. You have a safe trip home. Pat Crow Stephen
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