Greetings from Afghaniland!
Just a quick entry to let everyone know that things are going well here. I had a very exciting day yesterday - I delivered a baby! It sure makes up for the other night! I got a call that my girl that I saved was over at the women's clinic so I went over to visit her. It however was not her but was another pregnant woman. The mid-wife over there let me help her deliver the baby. For any woman who has ever had a baby - you'd be amazed at how they deliver them. First the woman's clinic is nothing more than a room with a metal bed (no mattress) in it, no heat, barely any medical equipment, and certainly no painkillers. Secondly, it's not all that sanitary and to make matters worse, the mid-wife and all other women in Afghanistan think the area down below is dirty and therefore they won't touch it - even to clean up the mess after a child comes out. Secondly - they rip out the placenta and don't even make sure the woman isn't bleeding afterwards. Let's just say it's very medieval. I hope that through working with them we can help them improve the standards a little so more woman / children survive the ordeal.
Speaking of which.....If you know of anyone who has recently had a child - myself and the woman's clinic would greatly appreciate it if you could ask them to send their used bottles and onesies (totally spelled wrong but the little cheapo baby jumpers). It would be nice to be able to put the newborn in something rather than letting it freeze.
Thanks for all the words of encouragement - I really appreciate it.
1 comment:
hey michelle its courtney just wanted to say i love you and miss you. danielle had showed me your blog about u saving that 13 year olds life. that was so amazing.i bet that was hard for u though and i cant belive u had the nerve to cut someones hand off i could never in a million years do that well inless i had to i hope you had a good christmas love u lots =)
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