Tuesday May 20, 2014

Tuesday May 20, 2014

Today was our final day of CPR teaching.  Today was interesting because we taught at Korle Bu to physicians.  These individuals have gone through med school and have all the qualifications and status above all of our students yet they turned out to our teachings to learn.  We talked about it this evening and its almost as if they know that they lack certain skills and they crave for the knowledge.  They were the best classes we have had so far.  They were so curious to learn and all of them had a chance to practice CPR.  It was really cool.  We taught three, two-hour sessions.  It made for a great day. 

Afterwards, we went to the children’s wards and gave out donations.  We visited the NICU and were able to give out baby clothes and blankets.  There were three children in there that had been abandoned.  They were the sweetest babies with no place to go.  We asked Michael, an RT at the hospital if it is hard to adopt.  He said it is very simple to adopt in Ghana….the problem would be bringing one to the states. 

That just breaks my heart.  I know of several families trying to have babies or adopt that would take these children in a heartbeat.  Heck, I would even take one home if it meant changing a life for the better.  It was hard to see. 

We went to the other peds wards in the hospital and gave out little toys, coloring books, whistles, and bracelets.  These kids were so excited.  Even the parents were getting excited over having us all there.  It is fun to come into a sad place and light it up.  Smiles, I thrive on those.  The kids here are strong and incredible. 

We saw Esther, she is an individual that contacted Lisa while we were in Ghana last year.  She recently had her own child who was premature at 28 weeks.  Still in the NICU, Esther has healed and will hopefully be brining her child home soon.  It was very good to see her. 

It was cool touring around this hospital.  It is good to see where the donations in the container will be going, who they will be going to, and how they will have an impact on the hospital.  I am so grateful for all the help that we had in acquiring donations, collecting them, packing them, and getting them shipped here.  The difference and impact is huge.