I am not able to get to blog as much as I would like, so I have been saving word documents and bringing my laptop to the internet shop. This is a bit dated, but you may be interested.
Yesterday, I had a PA student working with me for the day. I am making my way thru my list of patients. I think I’ve seen 20 of the 30 now. Even though I had never met these patients and had to try to figure out where they live (this could be challenging since they don’t use street numbers and not all streets are marked), we managed to squeeze in 6 home visits.
PJ is 72 year old man, In 2000, he suffered a stroke which left him with right sided weakness and slurred speech. He was sitting on the porch when we arrived and began to cry while we were talking with him and his son. A lot of education needs to be done with families surrounding their family members who have suffered a stroke. I try to paint a picture for the family members and have them try to imagine one day being completely independent and the next, having to rely on someone for total care. Even though these patients may not be able to verbally express how they feel, they are aware of their circumstances.
I was sitting in church on Sunday and a little Mayan girl came and sat by me. She was about 6 years old and said “I love to look at your hair”. You see here in Belize, all these children are brown hair and brown eyes, so I really stand out in the crowd with my blond streaks and blue eyes! I guess I should stop complaining so much about my hair and “bad hair days”.
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