Today was my first day in the OR. I was nervous and had no idea what to expect. I honestly can't say that I was pleasantly surprised but that is why we are here. First case of the day was a small boy having his humerus repaired; straightforward. Second case was an unfortunate woman who had polytrauma after being attacked by a hippopotamus (in her own home, no less)! At first I thought I wasn't hearing the mechanism of injury clearly, but it was repeated and explained and that was the actual situation. It is apparently not uncommon.
It was a long and challenging day for both Patty and me so we were really looking forward to that swim after work. I had a fabulous walk home from the hospital (about 30 minutes, unless you are Anita). I stopped in all the shops along the way in search of crackers. Patty and I go through a good amount of crackers because neither of us care for bread and our work lunches can neither be refrigerated or heated. Cheese and crackers is the perfect option. Anyway, I met lots of people and some spoke English. Finally I found a store that had crackers and Rwanda's only can of Coke Zero (which I obviously bought) and NUTELLA!! I honest to God didn't buy the nutella.
So, overall I'm having a great time but am now beginning to see some of the challenges ahead.
Thanks again for following
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