I think La Palma is one of the prettiest areas in Guatemala. But then again, any area I am in, at that moment, I think it is the prettiest. Makes me sound a little fickle, doesn't it?? ha ha ha
So, this is the view from where we have clinic in La Palma. This is the view behind the clinic.
We had a very sick child in the clinic with really bad pneumonia. The mother had taken him about 5 days ago to the health department and received an antibiotic. I was so thankful that the mother brought the bad of medicines with her. This is unusual, and again, I was so thankful.
This baby had been given an antibiotic, double the strength and for 6 days! The baby weighs only 14 pounds and is a year old. This baby had no muscle for the injection. The baby was also receiving two different bottles of cough syrup that is the same medicine. We changed the medicine around and the mother knows if the baby is not better in just two days, she needs to take him to the hospital. She said that she and her husband had already agreed on this. I will call them in a few days and see how the baby is.
When we finished clinic, we went to visit a lady in her home that is not able to get out of bed. She has been in bed for almost two weeks. Her lungs are clear, no cough nor any problems with her throat or ears. She has had fever, pain on urination, is really dehydrated and her heart is beating really hard. We prayed with her and her family and left her medicine. Hopefully, she will be feeling better in a few days.
We continued down the road and ate lunch in the road. A couple of ladies were very kind and made us some chicken soup and some tortillas.
We walked down to where the church meets on Sunday. We want to talk to the congregation about the classes that we will be having in the near future on sex education. I presented it as a class for the whole family........everyone should be involved. The information was received well and positive comments were made.
This is a new concept here in Guatemala. When Lisa asked the health promoters if any of their parents had talked to them about how their bodies were changing or what to expect as they matured, not one promoter had parents who talked to them. It is part of our educational program to help parents be able to talk to their children hygiene, balanced diet, good health and now sexual education. No mater the topic, is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children.........and we are wanting to help with this.
Education is slow but we are starting the process.
Tomorrow, we head to Panajxit.
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