Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »We slept in this morning and the extra sleep was much needed. We rounded in the pediatric ward at 8am. Dr. Hewitt no longer comes to the peds ward first, but allows us to cover it and he starts with ...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Today is a road tripping day. We rounded in the hospital at 6:30am and saw as many patients as possible before 7:30am to catch an 8:00am van to Paga. On the walk back, a young man was attempting to hoist ...
Friday April 9, 2010
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »We started the day as always with rounding on the pediatrics inpatients. In the infants’ ward, I see the babies on the left and Jill takes the ones on the right. My babies were doing well this morning. ...
Thursday
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Ghanaian Proverb: There is no wealth where there are no children. It was cool this morning as we walked down the red dirt path from our house to the hospital. We arrived early to start rounding in the pediatric ward. Today ...
Wednesday
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »April 7, 2010 I went to the hospital early this morning to find the patients’ devotional. The Bible reading was in English and the lesson in Mumpoole. I received a lot of curious stares as I stood in the ...
Tuesday, April 4th
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Last night after supper I went home to read for a while. Jill and the M4s stayed up to play cards. While I was home alone, the wind began to rustle the trees outside and the curtains fluttered, then suddenly ...
Monday
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »April 5, 2010 It is Monday today, but still a holiday. Dr. Hewitt and his family went camping at the Escarpment yesterday, so we began rounding in the pediatrics ward on our own this morning. Each of us took ...
Arrival and the Baptist Medical Center
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »April 2, 2010 We awoke to alarms at 4am this morning and Jimmy drove us from the Guest House to the airport. Accra is much quieter in the wee hours of the morning. He helped us check in and we boarded ...
Second Day at the BMC
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »April 3, 2010 This was our first day rounding at the Baptist Medical Center. During rounds, we circled around while Dr. Hewitt reads the chart, talks to the patient in their laungage, and adjusts the medications. He discusses the diagnosis and treatment with us, then ...
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »April 4, 2010 He is risen! It’s Easter Sunday in Nalerigu, Ghana. This morning was our second day rounding at the hospital. We got there a few minutes early and read the kids’ charts, talked with the family via translators/nursing staff, ...