Mary in Malawi

Raining in Nkhoma hospital

Patients in the hospital (hungry baby =))

Washing the children, also in the hospital.
My health passport (with emergency triage colour)
Surgery: removing lypoma.


Nkhoma Market (rainy season)

Well today Im in Lilongwe! Found a crappy internet cafe, but the internet is fast(er) so that is at least nice... (note that in malwi internet cafe does NOT mean they serve anything to drink or eat....) The weather is HOT and moist. Had planned to go to the lake really, but didn't feel well this morning and besides we are going next weekend. Se I decided to just do some shopping today, pay for the safari with Sofia and Daniel in february and have some ice cream. Nice! =)

But on the way here we hit a dog.. =((( The driver didn't even sound the horn or break or anything, just drove right over it. Bomp! And noone reacted. I felt horrible.... =( But i am not surprised.
 Here, they only stop for goats. they sound the horn for people (if they don't move they get run over) and they just drive over dogs without refelcting. It's becasue a goat is worh more than anything, cause a goat means money and food.... Horrible!!!

Yesterday our oldest clinical officer fell ill. He had a heart attack, and almost died! He was taken to our ER and taken care of all night ( not by me and link, we were asleep. So the malawian nurses did an excellent job on their own! which is great!). And he survived! Everyone said he would have been dead if not for this project, and I think that is true, cause there would have been no good place where everything he needed was collected without it.. Anyway, he is fine now, and very grateful for the ER.. He said that it was good for him as a staff members to exerience the difference it makes... =) But I felt felt so sorry for him, he is one of my absolute favorite persons down here.. He is around 75, and an excellent surgeon.. And very calm, and always understandning... So I am very happy he made it.

ANyway, 83 days to go!!! =DDDDD Wish I had a chocolate calender or something to count down.. :) Longing to come home to Sweden and Norway!!! Especially to Christian. Miss him so much you can't believe it.... 
 
This is our ER before and after! =)



Bye bye!