On some days our driver goes out of his way because we are
going to pick someone up or drop them off.
I don’t think we have gone the same way twice to get to the hospital or
back, and each day brings new alleys, neighborhoods, and ever tighter sqeezes between
walls, buildings, pedestrians, motorbikes, dogs, trucks – sometimes all at
once. Our driver is amazing and we owe
him a lot for the excitement, driving adventures, and private glimpses of
Kathmandu back ways and roads.
Gentle beast.
Loves a chin rub from our deft driver Sujan.
Today was our last day to lecture to the nurses, and Anne
got a beautiful chocolate cake from the hotel.
We had a nice cake party, then lunch, and our final lecture that was
about positioning in the OR and turning patients who are asleep. We finished with a surprise mock code blue
and cardiac arrest in the recovery room, so the students had to find the defibrillator,
charge it up, and have a plan. They have
been such wonderful and gracious listeners.
Nurses' lounge on the ward. Hospital still under construction.
This is the girl with the scalp defect who got a flap done, and the girl with the bent leg that is now straight. They have struck up a friendship; brings tears to my eyes.
This young man is having a complex flap and reconstruction of his lower leg. Right now he has an external fixator and the base of the same leg is attached to the calf of his good leg. This flap of skin will be divided Friday and he can begin physical therapy. He was in a car accident, but does not let it get him down. There is a stack of chemistry books by his bed, and he continues to work at his studies.
Our little mascot - now his fingers open enough that he can give us not only high 5's, but "Namaste".
Good teaching on the ward, more patients, and more bamboo scaffolding.
Had a few minutes to walk up the street again to the temple, but the incense shop was closed. Saw a couple of sisters on the road; kind enough to pose and introduce themselves.
Welding with goggles, no gloves, and an audience of unprotected friends.
This is the girl with the scalp defect who got a flap done, and the girl with the bent leg that is now straight. They have struck up a friendship; brings tears to my eyes.
This young man is having a complex flap and reconstruction of his lower leg. Right now he has an external fixator and the base of the same leg is attached to the calf of his good leg. This flap of skin will be divided Friday and he can begin physical therapy. He was in a car accident, but does not let it get him down. There is a stack of chemistry books by his bed, and he continues to work at his studies.
Our little mascot - now his fingers open enough that he can give us not only high 5's, but "Namaste".
Good teaching on the ward, more patients, and more bamboo scaffolding.
Had a few minutes to walk up the street again to the temple, but the incense shop was closed. Saw a couple of sisters on the road; kind enough to pose and introduce themselves.
Welding with goggles, no gloves, and an audience of unprotected friends.
On the way home we stopped at the Crematorium and viewed the
many streets and shops. Always colorful
and full of hungry faces (monkeys included).
Gentle beast.
Loves a chin rub from our deft driver Sujan.
Dinner at the hotel, and early to bed. Joe Lippi left today for India, and tomorrow
we all head for home.
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