This was the smoothest day at both clinics. We also nicknamed it “dirty Wednesday” as it was extremely dusty and dirty on the mobile clinic. We saw 113 patients at the clinic in Chambrun, and 306 patients at the mobile clinic, which is 419 for those of you keeping score at home. That is a lot of patients for two doctors and a team of nurses. Here are some snapshots of what we saw:

Working in the mobile clinic
-We saw a young child with the largest head I have ever seen, maybe 5 to 10 times the normal size from Hydrocephalus. She had open sores that we re-dressed, and the most caring Mom.
-A man in his mid-60’s with testicular cancer. The tumor did not look good.
-A young girl who was 20, had two kids, and had a heart murmur that really needs to be seen by a heart doctor.
-A young 15 year old was throwing up in line, so we pulled her out and got her up front. She had not had a period the last two months. When she was asked if she had been having sex, she broke down and started crying.
We were not sure what was happening at first, and it was creating quite a scene, so we moved her to the bus. We think she was possibly raped or made a mistake or something and was scared to talk for fear of the shame that would be brought on to her by the community. Our group prayed for her tonight during our debrief session.
-A mother of six came into the clinic with a few of her kids. She lost her husband in the earthquake and was left with nothing but her own life and six kids. She was extremely tired and worried, and was asking us for a tarp.
-We have de-wormed countless kids. Worms are quite a problem here and it takes away your appetite while causing your tummy to hurt. Thankfully we have had plenty of medicine for this.
-There was a woman who came into the clinic that was having a miscarriage.
-One of our nurses took a pregnant woman who was her very first patient who requested an abortion. She did not want to have anything to do with the baby in her.
-One person came in that was complaining of a very fast heartbeat. When they were asked why their heart was beating so fast, they said “because I am fearful every day.” We have actually had a number of patients talk about their anxiety since the earthquake and describe various symptoms that began the day of the quake.
-One of our nurses had someone come in that had really dirty and nasty feet. So she went and got a bucket of water and a rag and washed their feet. As she was washing them, she said to the person “You know, this is what Jesus did. He washed feet.” And the person nodded their head as if they understood and knew that Jesus did wash feet. I was proud that we did a bit of that today as well.
After running clinics now for three days in a row, and if you include all the patients Saturday, this would be our fourth clinic, we are beginning to understand how we each work and how we all fit together. Today was by far the smoothest day in clinic yet.
There have been countless snapshots and photos from our time here. Here are just a few images:

People in line at the mobile clinic

Dr. Deanna working at the mobile clinic

Brook with a cute kid

Deanna with a 75 year-old guy with bad arthritis

Cute hat on a kid

Brook with a cute kid

Deanna and some kids showing off their muscles

Reinoso’s holding a baby with the same name as one of their daughters (Alyssa)