Tuesday May 13, 2014

Tuesday May 13, 2014

Today’s clinic went really well.  We did it at the Amoawi clinic.  I think we were all rather exhausted from yesterday so the energy wasn’t there and a few people were not feeling the best.  But the clinic was very well organized and ready to go when we arrived.  The teachings moved flawlessly and the assessments went very smoothly. 

I enjoyed this clinic because we weren’t able to do it last year.  It was a completely new experience.  We saw over 120 adults and over 300 kids.  The assessments showed several adults who had very high, and in some cases dangerously high blood pressure.  We were able to refer these individuals to the doctor so that they could get the treatment that they needed.  In one case, we sent a lady straight to the hospital because her blood pressure was so high.

After the clinic, food was brought to us while all these children were watching us eat.  It felt wrong.  Terrible even.  We gave them our food.  Its not right that we eat while they are starving.  There were probably 50 kids sharing 3-4 meals of rice and chicken.  Is that their breakfast, lunch, and dinner today? I’d like to think they go home to a meal but I can’t be too certain. 

Being here really makes you think upon your life.  It makes you think of all the good things and all the ways that you are spoiled.  You think about what is really important to you.  It makes you question a good deal of what you have grown up with, your beliefs, and your ideals.  Some of the people here have almost nothing-I every sense of that phrase.  Yet they give and give because they know it’s the right thing to do.  They do it because that is the type of people they are.  The give and ask for nothing in return.