Friday, June 13, 2014

Kayla

     Today I went to the Kavu Clinic to help Dr. Sicoli. I was with Kaitlyn and Hannah. At first, I went out to the waiting room to help take the patients' temperature and weight. When all the patients were finished with us, we went to the part of the clinic (MHC) that gave babies vaccines, that did pregnancy check-ups, and that gave moms with HIV some medication to help prevent the transfer of HIV to their babies.
     After the three of us had our turn of observing, we switched off with Mary Clare and Hannah (who were in the dental clinic), so they could observe, too. Kaitlyn and Hannah went to the dental clinic, and I went to the medical clinic.
     We had to admit two children. A six day old baby had a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. A 13 year old boy had a sickle cell anemia attack, so the boy couldn't walk, had a lot of back pain, and had the oxygen blood flowing rate of 88 (normal rate is from 95-100). After Dr. Sicoli told the nurses what the two children needed, the children were getting better as time progressed. Dr. Sicoli said that if they were treated sooner or didn't have the resources he brought, those two children could have died in the next few days.
     It was an inspiring day for me in the medical clinic because if it wasn't for the raffle tickets, the fun run/walk, or the donations, we wouldn't have been able to bring those resources to treat those two children. We did it! Runners/Walkers did it! Donators did it! Parents did it! Our chaperones did it! If it weren't for you guys, we wouldn't have been able to save those two children. THANK YOU!