Clinic in Chuchipaca

We left Chichi about 0800 this morning and headed for Chuchipaca. I always ask Gaspar and Juan how many patients we will have......of course, I dream big and over estimate. Gaspar guessed 15, while Juan hit the target with 17 patients.

The members of the Church are doing alot of building. They basically built another building around their old structure and tore the old one down. Last clinic when mom and dad were with us, they took these photos of the guys working.


The weather continues to be very warm and sunny. We have not had rain in several days and that makes the days warmer. When all of our patients left, we drank a Coke in the sun waiting to see if any more patients would arrive.

Last clinic, one mother brought her baby to us. She said that the baby had been sick and had lost a lot of weight. We did not know how much weight so we talked about different foods the baby could eat and the mother would start giving the baby vitamins every day. Today she returned and the baby had gained a pound......not much but it is a start and the mother was encouraged. We will continue to follow the baby.

One lady is a diabetic and I had spent alot of time talking to her a few clinics ago about what foods to eat and what foods to avoid. When I saw that her blood sugar was 280, my heart sank. She must not have understood me...............anyway, the more I talked to her, I found out that she had run out of medicine 4 days ago. Today, we reviewed again proper food combinations and being sure not to run out of medicine :)

I received an email from Kim today and she arrived home safe........Gracias a Dios........

Tomorrow morning we are headed to Montellano for a surgical clinic. We will return on Wednesday after our clinic in Chuquexa.