Day One

Well we have our first day behind us. We actually were all finished and back to the compound in time to eat supper while it was still warm. We did cleft surgery on 2 of the cutest girls ever. Oh wait they are all the cutest ever. It was a great day. A little slow to start but the first day always is. I figured if I was still laughing after the first patient was extubated before we even got started with the case it had to be a good day. The mother of one of the patients was from so deep in the jungle she didn't know how to answer where she lived. The pictures are of two of our cleft patients. The arm restraints were made and donated by my aunt. They were a big hit. The other picture is of one of our  Nicaraguan scrub techs that I tried to make into a Husker fan by giving him one of the scrub caps my Mom made. The next  couple of days look a little busier but hopefully we will get a better start. We are all safe and happy to be here.   Dean