Update after clinic and return to Santa Cruz

On Tuesday morning we loaded the van and headed for Samayac. Jose sat in front with me to help with directions. Once we got to the community building, Jose welcomed all of the patients, lead some songs, prayed for the patients and then he began to take their names to be seen by the physicians.

The second photo is of a mother and her children that wanted their photo taken with Dee and Lisa. Dee is from Houston and Lisa is from Sacramento. Lisa's husband, Dr. Andrew also helped us with the clinic today. He is an emergency room physician.

The third photo is of Dee with her father, her son Brandon and Olga. Dee's father, Dr. Ed allowed me to work with him for two days. I learned alot from him and he also left some medical journals with me to read. Olga lives in Sacramento and this is her second trip down. She is fluent in Spanish, helped us with translation and has also been an encouragement to me.

We saw 66 patients this day. During lunch, one patient returned to her home and brought back tortillas and some beef for our lunch.

The 4th photo is of Edgar and his grandmother, first day post op. He loves to laugh and play. He has regained his energy and is keeping everyone entertained.

The last photo is of Margarita who is having a more difficult time. She is not having pain but does not want to eat and still wants to sleep alot. This morning, Dee took Margarita and her father for a walk around the clinic in the sunshine. Maybe this will help her feel a little better.

We loaded the truck about 10am and headed back to Santa Cruz. It was a safe drive and the temperature change was welcomed......the highlands are much cooler.

I will finish out the week with two clinics and then return to the States on Saturday.