Paul Farmer Here I Come

We have had a TB patient that we think is resistant. He started treatment last summer with me, and then stopped treatment. He is 21yo, and finished with 2mo txmt and is still so sick, I think he is almost 6feet tall and weighs 96lbs. HELLO!! AM said we need to take him to Cange, which is where PIH, Paul Farmer's hospital is! I was like yippee! B/c I think this is his only chance to live, and maybe I get to see Paul Farmer! My hero!!! My entire week basically revolved around this trip so this is all I'm gonna blog about!

Here is how it goes.

Number of hours spent in the car total 14hrs (Please keep in mind Haiti roads are the worst in the world)

Number of times I caught air as we went over a hole in the ground: I cant remember because I have brain damage from the bumps

Number of times we almost got into a car accident with a goat: 1000 (that is probably only a SLIGHT exaggeration)

Number of times I complained about being hot(excluding the car ride): 0 b/c Cange is in the mountains and its cool

Number of times I was super impressed by Cange, and thought about Paul Farmer: too many to count

Overall, the trip was amazing. Cange and the hospital there is sooo impressive. Its like a little resort in the mountains, just a beautiful isolated hospital. They seem to do a good job, and everything is free. They let us stay there, and gave us food. We stayed for two nights! It is seriously surrounded by mountains, and is just beautiful. I am so happy I got to go there, the only let down was Farmer was not there, they said he left right after Easter. I was like oh man, soooo close. But I am happy I got to go on an adventure in Haiti, and I am really excited b/c I think they can really help our patient. Plus when I return to the US I am going to bring the sputum of our patient's sister, who is in our hospital for TB. They are going to test her for TB resistance, and I am going to bring it to them. So now I consider myself an insider and future employee of PIH! :)

Also, I had a frog sit next to me last night while I went to toilet! Once again, can I get a little privacy!