Saturday is finally here!!!!!!
I'm so ready to go home....
I'm up & ready to check in for my last 6a shift. Our shuttle is suppose to pick us up @ 12:30. Bags need to be packed & out of the room by 9am. So it only makes sense that I don't take a patient assignment today. I'm smiling:) I will be there in the unit to offer my services/support . Since I have limited cash, I am going to try to barter with an "artist" here that has several many pieces of artwork & figurines displayed.
So for $22 I got two figurines of mothers holding babies & a painting for my kitchen. Excited!!! The word on the streets is that port Au prince is known for it's artwork. I'm bringing alot of Haiti home with me, mentally & physically. I purchased Brooke an personalized bracelet. I'm sure shell toss it to the side, hence it's not a toy:)
Bags packed & I'm ready to go. I've donate my sheets, to Saul, one of the interpreters whom made a special request for them:) I gave my tennis to Kati, an Haitian day shift nurse that I worked with often. All of my left over food when into the stash of everyones else's and will be given to one of the interpreters, per Dr Sam request. Dr Sam volunteered as the American ER doctor for the previous week, but went home on Tuesday. This was his 2nd time volunteering.
I'll say my goodbyes today & take the last of pictures I can. I dropped my camera earlier in the week & my lens has been acting crazy ever since. Working when it wants to. it's rather difficult, rude & inhumane to take pic of those whom are suffering. So that leaves little for me to capture. I'll do the best I can.
Last death of my stay.
I pop back into medsurg to see if my help is needed and I see chest compressions are beginning, SMH. I just turn my back. This young lady came in on Wednesday afternoon looking like a classic liver failure patient. Sunken eyes & lethargic, difficult to arouse, yellow eyes and edema throughout. Her abdomen could pass for ascites, but unfortunately she's 7 months pregnant & the baby has died I utero. Uncertainty of how long the babies been dead, doctors ate saying this mom is suffering from HELP syndrome. Plan of care to send her to the on hospital for delivery & care. She lays in our ER for 3-4 hours, I guess waiting for transportation , then decision is made that were going to keep her & induce labor. Before I know I'm giving pitosin, vitamin k & antibiotics. To aid in increasing delivery & treating her sepsis. Her lab work has come back and she very sick. Shes unable to produce clots so when she does deliver she will bleed to death. Sad.
Baby was delivered overnight and the mother continued to circle the drain.
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2 comments:
What an awesome opportunity!
Wow I read your blog and first I just want to say that you were a blessing to those people...seeing how they live in the poorest extream we all should be greatful! I'm sure that its going to take some time for you to get back in the swing of things, but get on your knees and ask God to remove that sadness from you, you know that's not God he doesn't bring sadness. I hope you had a blast wit your friends and if that didn't work you know the number or I go moscato on chill;-) your in my prayers...besos
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