We had a very busy last day at the hospital--multiple cases and finishing up the education series. Just when I thought the day was over and ready to head back to my place to pack, along came an emergency case. It was a 19 month little boy with a bowel obstruction. He was pretty sick and needed surgery soon. So, we took him to the operating room around 5pm and started the case. Come to find out his obstruction was due to worms. Again, no pictures for the squeamish, but the largest one was about 8 inches long. Crazy!! The unfortunate thing is this is preventable with public health, clean water, and medicine. He did well during the case and immediately in recovery. The next few days will be critical as he will likely get sicker before getting better. Pray for his recovery and healing.
We had dinner with a few of the missionaries and said our goodbyes to others. Off to pack for the return home on Saturday.
