You've heard the saying right? An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Well, the villagers at "Buen Esperanza" were out of apples! Last Saturday Jay and Pauline Bridgeman, two fellow missionaries from "CURE International" came to the village so they could hold a clinic for the day. It went very well. It was really interesting to see how they worked with the people and to see how much they knew! Granted, you have to know alot to be a doctor (or else you would have a problem) but nonetheless, it was pretty cool to watch them work. With Mauricio's help as a translator they had met with people that had differing problems.
They even found a volunteer from the village that would be the "health worker" of the village. This "health worker" would be responsible for many things! He will have to check up on each family throughout the year to see how they are all doing health wise, keep track of medical histories, dispense medicines (such as tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.), treat wounds, etc. Pretty much anything first aid related. Hopefully this will lead to some medical teams as well!
Thank you so much Jay and Pauline!
Here are some photos from that day!
"Let the work begin!"
"Checking Conchita's abdominals for a mass"
"This little girl had open heart surgery performed a year ago in NY."
"Dr. Jay tries to comfort this young woman who has a severe case of Cerebral Palsy"
"Dr. Jay speaking to the people with Mauricio's help as translator"
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