The Clinic...

Hola! Just to give a quick update, the week has been going very well and has kept us very very busy! The gynecological clinic is quite a success, we´ve seen many patiens in our 7 hours of work each day and continue to help as much as possible. Tuesday was pretty exciting for me...I got to give people shots! Yep, that´s right, I´m pretty much a nurse here...haha. It was really busy that day, and so Dr. Flemming taught me once how to deliver a depo shot, and I did about 10 more during the day! It wasn´t gross or scary, just really really exciting! I keep learning so much everyday from the people we see and the explainations that Dr. Flemming gives. It´s been hard, too, we told a woman yesterday that she had a miscarriage, we examined a lot of 9 year old girls today and we think one was sexually abused, although she was too scared to talk about it. But we do put smiles on faces of other people, especially the old women. A lot of people think they have cancer but don´t, so that´s a quick change of emotions for them! It´s a long, tiring day though, a lot goes into listening to peoples problems and examining all day long! But it´s totally worth it, I am so appreciative of this opportunity. Tonight I think we´re going out for pizza, and I´ll probably cry because I´m so excited to eat normal food! Last night we got a huge group of about 20 people that invaded our space, so that was kind of a bummer. 16 women and one shower this morning...not cool. Oh well! It´s that good ol siesta time now, so I think I´ll go enjoy that. Only a few more days here, and then our real vacation begins! Hope all is well with everyone, miss you! Love, Emily