Friday, December 23, 2011

Finished my 2nd Week


I finished my 2nd week at the hospital! These 2 weeks sure have gone by fast. I’ve really enjoyed seeing all of the patients. They are all so friendly and thankful! They have brought me lots of bananas! Good thing I like bananas. I swear I got a new bunch everyday this week.

Today was just a typical day of therapy. The interesting ward patients were discharged home. It actually is pretty crazy to think a man who cannot walk was just sent home. There are no social workers or nurse case managers here to ensure you have all the necessary equipment for discharge. The man will be bed bound until the wheelchair and brace specialists come to Kpando in February.

I will have 4 days off for the Christmas holiday and then I will be leaving Kpando and travelling Ghana with Step Far Organization until about January 20th. Then I will return to Kpando and spend 2 more months at the hospital.

I am excited to spend Christmas here and experience another culture’s celebration. They do not have Christmas trees and they don’t really exchange gifts with one another, so it’s going to be interesting!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas back in the US!! I will be thinking about all of you! I still plan on posting this weekend so check my blog!

Love, Kari

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