Another very busy day, twenty six echoes for each team. Amna did a lot of scanning today and I'm sure she learned a lot. She's learning new ways to do echo.... fast! We saw a lot of pathology once again, most of it rheumatic heart disease. Amna should be able to recognize that on any patient now.
We went for a walk again this morning and gave out more baseballs, equipment, frisbees, jumpropes and of course, lots of candy. We had the opportunity to play baseball and frisbee with the kids who seemed to love it just as much as we did.
Here's Amna now, but be sure to read the attachment at the end of this blog. I received this from Gail Allred today and it fits perfectly with this.
One more good day for me, I have scanned about 8 patients today and found cool pathology beside rheumatic heart disease and few congenitals we can not wait untill we come back and share what we have. the most cool part of the day that i have made it to the (OR)
it was cool to see the whole procedure and the surgeon was so nice that he took the time to let me look inside and explained all the anatomy to me, it was so cool. I have been to the OR so many times but it was the first time to get this close. We walked around the city and went to the markets, we have a lot of pictures to share hopefully soon.
Ponder this....
It all depends on how you look at it??!!!
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?' 'It was great, Dad.' 'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked. 'Oh yeah,' said the son. 'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father. The son answered: 'I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.' The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.' Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends! Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.
'Life is too short and friends are too few.'
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