Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Today there was a health fair in Alto Caballero. There were a lot of people there and there were stations set up to do everything giving vaccines, taking blood pressures, to helping people in more serious conditions in the emergency room. We also performed several pap smears on women who needed attention. It was very hectic and exhausting but I feel very good about being able to help as much as I can. The most exhausting part of my day was giving vaccines to babies who were not happy about being there at all. As soon as any of us stepped closer to them they started screaming and kicking. It took at least 2 of us to give the vaccine: one to help the mother hold the baby down and the other to quickly give the shot. As soon as we finished with one baby there was another who needed a vaccine. In the end it definitely felt good to have been a huge help today though. Let the adventure continue…

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