I got a good night's sleep, ya'll! LOL. What a difference a quiet, non-fidgetty bunk mate makes! Hehe. Got up and joined everyone for breakfast. We were supposed to go to Port-au-Prince today. Janet informed us that it wasn't going to happen. Apparently, the Arizona team who was supposed to help care for the children today decided to pack up and go to Jimani. They decided that they needed to go to Jimani, as it wasn't "that exciting" here in Barahona. WTF? I thought. Many of us in our group were disappointed in their decision. Not because we couldn't go to Port-au-Prince, but because we were now scrambling to figure out who was going to work the night shift tonight and that we were starting to worry about the children who were scheduled to have procedures done today.
We did understand their desire to help in Jimani. But, it was just unexpected and we were all put on short notice to rearrange our schedule. No worries though, we all got up and decided to gather up our things to prepare and head for the clinic. We wished the Arizona team well, and we went on our way back to the clinic.
Three of our team members, Ben, Stephanie, and Leigh had to leave today. Mark, Peggy and Court left yesterday already. This left a few of us to work in the clinic today. We are scheduled to leave tomorrow, Thursday. Our flight wasn't till 5pm, but we are scheduled to leave Barahona at 9 am. This gave us a tight schedule to have surgical procedures done today.
Once Barb and I got all surgical cases done, Vicki asked me to do a medication inventory for the clinic. I also gathered up a couple pieces of paper and listed many "anesthesia do's and don't's" for the next medical team who were sheduled to arrive late tomorrow night. It was a nice way to get them "oriented" to the clinic, from the anesthesia side.
Later on during the day, we took more pictures of the patients and with each other, as this was our last time with them. It was a sad afternoon for me. I will miss all these wonderful people!
Some of us decided to walk back to our residence. Nice and warm. Very relaxing walk. Truly an amazing city. People here are just wonderful!
Once we got back, I got cleaned up and decided to pack up my bag for tomorrow's trip back home. I decided to leave several clothes and items behind which I will no longer use back in the U.S. We had dinner together for the last time and called it a night early.
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