A Day in Passe Catabois

Ok I am writing on April 20st pretending I have internet. I realized everyone is probably wondering what the heck I do here. The day starts c hospital rounds at 8am. Of course I wake up at about 6 b/c I usually have about 5 kids doing laps around the house as well as sheep baaing directly outside my door along c roosters crowing. It is very difficult to sleep c all those sounds, and if you know me you know I am not a morning person so you can imagine how pleasant I am with that awakening! Poor Ryna. Anyway, at the hospital we give all 17 TB patients their daily medicine about 8 pills each. We have 5 malnourished kids c Kwash that we give fortified milk to, including Eli who has the beginning stages of Kwash. Then we have two mystery babies that are not gaining wgt. And one woman c heart failure. After seeing all these patients and their families who stay with them, we go to the clinic. The hospital usually takes about 2hrs. The clinic is open from 9:00-12:00 but really until one. We see the children in the Cinderella program who were once malnourished or at high risk, and all the TB patients who are coming in for their monthly medicine. TB paitents stay in the hospital for two months and then come in for monthly check ins and medicine for 6mo. We also do wound care, which is my least favorite. Then I run to the house, or Ryna does and get more milk to give to the malnourished babies. Then we are at the clinic all afternoon until about 2 or 4 while AM the MD does surgery. Then we come home make more milk and do the evening rounds. Finishing at about 6:30. All of this in 90 degrees, oppressive heat. When I come home I will not socialize c anyone b/c I will be sleeping! Just joking! It is actually fun to visit at the hospital, and the clinic is interesting to say the least! I’m glad I’m here.