Today I was at Cure Hospital, where we did ENT surgery. We had a young child who is in the process of being adopted. She had ear disease and needed to be treated before she could be considered for adoption. She was in a very difficult family situation in a remote village about 12 hours from Addis Ababa, and now will hopefully have a chance at a better life.
We had a few patients with serious ear disease who now have been cured of long term ear problems. I saw a patient walking outside who was about eight years old. He had been burned as an infant and had a serious leg deformity as a result and was unable to walk. He has been treated by the orthopaedic and plastic surgeons at Cure, and is now walking.
Other members of our team were doing urology surgery at Black Lion and one was providing anesthesia education and training at Zewditu.
We are all feeling tired as the week progresses. We work hard during the day, stay up later than at home, and don't sleep as much and as well as at home. The seven hour time difference and the 8000 feet altitude probably don't help matters either!
There is great need everywhere. I have been asked several times today if I would consider coming for a longer time. We are already talking about our next trip.
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