Pharmacy Highlights
Life in the Pharmacy has been very enlightening. We have been fortunate to have the experience
of Elva, along with our translator, Rosemytha.
It was an unexpected challenge to be involved with training a Haitian
nurse, Ezguere, to man the dispensary in the future as the clinic becomes more
self-sufficient, but he’s coming along nicely.
The medication supply has held out well, however we are
running low on our first line choice of drugs and also have had to buy some
medication locally.It is amazing to think there can be five or even six of us in a 12 x 12 space and still not get in each other’s way… much.
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| An honest day's work. |
Monique spent a brief time on Friday morning in the school
next door with a grade 4 class and was amazed at the “open concept.” Ten classrooms - Kindergarten to grade 6 - no
doors, three quarter height walls, one blackboard, one teacher and over 32 students
per class. With all the surrounding
noise, it was questionable whether the students could even hear their teacher. It was also interesting to note that even in
Haiti when behaviour is not appropriate students are sent to the principal’s
office.
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| Nearly 400 children attend the School on the Campus |
Dave and Monique`s Unforgetables:
- Mango/cherry smoothies almost every morning are a heavenly treat.
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Buns are delivered in a biohazard bag!
BioHazard bread - Fresh mangos at lunch!
- Roosters do not have “snooze” buttons.
- If you’re shivering, you are either in the shower or experiencing heat stroke.
- No, Dallas, there still isn’t a slurpee machine in the Pharmacy yet, but we’ve beefed up the shelving a bit.
- Yes, Joy, we are trying to keep the Pharmacy as organized as you had it.
- Filling 515+ prescriptions in 8 hrs and being more concerned about falling behind than the 32 degree temperature in the room (not to mention all the soap, sunglasses, heat packs, toothbrushes, and baby clothes we are responsible to hand out).
- Pill-popping parties (repackaging) almost every night.
- Being able to watch James Bond Skyfall in Haiti (but too exhausted to watch the whole thing!)
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| Mobile Pharmacy |
Posted by Monique and Dave
Enjoyed both blog entries last night. We kept checking all day Sunday to see how things were...assuming internet was finicky again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the pictures. We are excited for your return and to hear of your stories and pictures. Sure seems to have gone by quickly for us, I am sure it is going by even faster for you.
We shall see you soon. End your mission strong...know we are all praying for you in these last days. And bring the sun home with you please.
Much Love to Grandpa & Grandma. We missed you and can't wait to see you.
From the Maat Five
xoxo
Love the pictures and the blog. Love shirley
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