This brings us to Day 7
Day 7 was bittersweet
it was one of the best days of the trip
but it was also the saddest
It starts out just like any other day, but I knew in the back of my mind it was our last in the clinic.
Not to mention we would be leaving Braila the next day..
It hits you all of a sudden.
I started the day out with a walk with Merri and Kerri.
The Church we walked to
A cute kitty we saw along the way
I hadn't seen this breed on the street before
After the walk we had breakfast. Might have been pancakes that morning...not sure...it's hard to remember all the meals =/
One of the young fellows from the shelter was a patient of ours today. He had a tooth extracted. Thankfully it came right out. He had a hard time sitting still and he was freezing. I've learned that Romanians are not really used to air conditioning. Diana switched to long sleeves after the first day.
While a lady was in the chair, she wanted to know the scarf selections. Basil gladly gave the lady a show.
I joined in on the fun.
At one point during the day, Dr. Bush had to seat a couple of dentures. I wasn't really needed and this was great. I had time to hangout with my friends. I got a chance to have quality time with my translators. Once they got ahold of my camera and my zoom lens...the fun magnified. Eliza really enjoyed playing around with it.
Eliza
Dr. Coco (a Romanian Dentist)
Magda and Diana caught off guard (notice Diana's long sleeves)
At one point Cristi was taking pics with my camera of me and Basil.
Before I knew it I was being picked up by surprise.
mid swoop
put me down!
chillaxing
More of Eliza's work:
Serban
Cristi
I took some shots of them with the camera
Me and Eliza
We finished up early in the clinic. I think we quit at 3.
I had time to run upstairs and get a shower. I got ready and then walked over to the church.
Tonight was the victory service.
All week, after we worked on patients, we invited them to the victory service.
A large majority of the members of the Holy Trinity Baptist Church were patients in the clinic.
A couple of people stand up and share their testimony.
Songs are sung and the preacher says some words.
Dr. Tom, Me, Oana (and her parents), and baby Ioana
After the victory service, everyone heads over to the clinic and we eat dinner.
The Romanians sing to us.
It is a great way to wrap up the evening and the week.
We each get a translator that we present a "thank you" card to and get to say some words about them. I have a hard time each year doing this without tearing up.
group shot after dinner
Magda, Becki, Diana, and I
This was the very sad part. We had to say goodbye to everybody. We would be leaving in the morning =(
After the evening was over, I went out with the group again for a 2nd dinner.
Tonight:
I really wasn't hungry, but I wanted the company.
My side of the table
Merri, Basil, and I
The other side
Kerri, Basil, and Serban
trying to lift one eyebrow
When we were done, we all walked back to the clinic.
The boys dropped us off and here we are saying bye.
We weren't sure if we would be seeing them the next day, it was so sad.
I then walked up to the room, chatted on Skype with the parents, and passed out.
Here is little team pic from Day 1 in the Clinic
It is one of my favorites
No comments:
Post a Comment