So far, all of the patients are doing well! We've been able to send six kids home. The little guy above contracted a bit of an infection-things aren't so clean around here, but thanks to the night shift's dedication and expertise, today he's up and walking!
And I think this little girl needs a new eyeglass prescription.
Actually, those glasses are toys from the hospital. Thanks again to all those responsible for cheering up the kids after surgery. Things can get a little dismal when they're feeling bad-it's been really nice to have something to hand out. Some of the kids are too young to understand why this is happening to them, so it's nice to have a peace offering.
And this is respiratory therapist Dave-or Super Dave. All day long he's running back and forth from the ICU to the OR. Getting blood/gas readings and making sure all of the patients can breath. Right here he's giving a few pointers to an Egyptian nurse. It's so important that we try to teach them what we know. When we leave, hopefully they'll be able to do some pediatric heart cases on their own.
Our newest addition-she's another tetrology case, so she has quite a bit to recover from tonight. But she's in good hands-Dr. Abd-Allah and the ICU team is ready for just about anything.
Over the past few days, the average amount of sleep has been 4.5 hours. There are some real heros on this trip.
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