Kema, a gorgeous boy who's had some orthopedic surgery to his foot and hand. He told us he wanted to marry a white girl until we told him she'd make him do the dishes!
This lovely old man made a remarkable recovery and went home walking, after arriving with almost continuous seizures from a stroke.
Abel. See his back xray, two of the vertebrae have collapsed on each other. We suspect spinal TB.
Some impressive lymphadenopathy
A brave wee boy who got his arm stuck between some branches while playing. He's doing well.
The gratitude of the patients makes it all worth it. This letter came from a man we treated from Congo, hand delivered in a "par avion" envelope.
Hillwood Orphanage
We stopped to visit the kids at a nearby orphanage during a weekend off.
They love visitors!
Anna with some local kids.
Mamisa and Berlin, girls from the youth group, braiding my hair.
Cuties on childrens ward.
The popular bathing spot on childrens ward.
Mango season is upon us! And we just can't keep up...
1 comment:
How on earth did that kid with the arm stuck in between the branches manage to do that kind of damage to his arm?!?!?!? That's flippin impressive!!
In other news, I had to let John know that i can't come to kalene next year :-(. My chemo requirements basically mean i have to stay in auckland for most of next year. So i'm gutted I can't come to join you :-(
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