hospital...

i'm so busy with life that i'm neglecting my blog.

a week has gone by at the hospital and i've seen more than most people have in a life time. but it's not the cases that i am so impressed with rather the dedication and kindness of the staff, health workers, and patients. my friend, chenda, works as an anesthesia nurse full time then spends his entire weekend in phnom penh studying medicine. last saturday, all the surgical nurses and docs went out for an authentic khmer bbq - it was delicious and fun! cooking squid, chicken, beef, pork, and veggies at our tables surrounded by good company - can't get any better. the plan is to have them over to the hotel pool - post more on that later.


surgeries are going well - basically we are taking gross deformities and straightening them. only problem is the saws and instruments not being sharp. yesterday, i scrubbed in on what the doc said was his worse thyroid tumor case - we will know more in 3 weeks after the path comes back. keeping my fingers crossed