Day 4 in the clinc in Ventanilla (in the Patecutchec District) was fantastic. We saw lots of children and a few adult patients. One family came in with a daughter and son who both had CP. The daughter was evaluated and received a new wheelchair that fit perfectly. Next we saw her brother, who wanted to be a preacher when he gets older. He is only 13 years old and currently needs help to get around. Some days people are unable to take him out of his home and he gets upset that he is unable to share the Gospel. We initally evaluated him for a wheelchair, but after careful examination several people noticed that he could potentially walk. He was then assessed for a walker. The patient who is 13 years old had a hard time standing and would almost fall over after 2 steps. The patient had no control. Then several people rigged up a chest strap to work as a suspension system in the walker. This improved his ambulation immediately. Next he was fitted for 2 AFO's and an Ace bandage to help with his externally rotated hips. We tried to find him a pair of shoes but we were out of his size. However, one of our therapist offered up her Shoes and gave them to the young boy. He was then placed in the suspension system and allowed to walk. The child who could not walk was now walking by himself! With the help of a little pressure and therapy over the next year, he should be able to ambulate without help. It is amazing to see how minor adjustments and outside the box thinking allowed for this future preacher to become mobile.
Each person on this team has different views and knowledge and have been able to contribute to the wonderful advancement of each patient.
Tonight we walked down to the Coast and we were able to watch the Sunset over the Pacific. It was crazy too see how quickly this event happened at such a long distance away.
Tonight Mrs. Estelle cooked a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Our team and the MMI members ate together as a Family and have grown closer over these past few days. We will always be familia now!
PS. We did see a turkey on the roof of a house.
Also we found the tiniest bathroom in the world.
And we may or may not of played Whose Line is it Anyway with a bolster....At the end of the day!
Thanks for your prayers! The team members are feeling much better today. We are headed to a new clinic tomorrow. Please pray for a smooth transition and that we see every patient that needs to be seen.
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