What have I been up to??

Once again, my apologizes for not writing in such a long while. Per the usual, I have been "busy". haha. So... I will try and recap what has been happening.

Thanksgiving week:
The Eye doctors from German came again for surgeries during the holiday week. One of the dr's would consult patients with Mrs.Esaw all day, the other would be doing surgeries all day. Start time everyday - 6:00am, end time - anytime past 10pm!!! haha. Long long days. I was in charge of consent forms again. I had my own little desk, and registered the patients coming for surgery. It wasn't anything exciting, but it was something to do. In all, I think they consulted over 1,000 patients that week, and had over 120 surgeries?? I don't have the exact figures, but something like that. The dr's have since returned home, and now all the patients are coming back for re-checks. Many of the surgeries were successful, others not so much. Some of the patients are non-compliant with medication and instructions and are not recovering well. Those, are more than should be....

What did I eat Thanksgiving Day?? Well... I did eat turkey. It was actually turkey wings. I had a soup made with agoosi, okra, and vegetable leaves. It is actually my favorite dish here. I ate it with neat fufuo. Very nice. I can't wait to come back and have my real thanksgiving dinner though!!! Especially the stuffing and mashed potatoes!!!!!!!!

Last week:
I was at the hospital all last week helping Maa in the consulting room and doing statistics. It is amazing how many people have eye problems!! And how so many of them have eye problems, because of other underlying health issues. For instance, diabetes and hypertension. There are entirely too many people with both of these diseases. Unfortunately, the eyes are affected very much with both of these conditions. So... it is not until they have a problem with their sight that they seek treatment. That is when we find out they also have high BP. To fix the eye problem now depends on fixing the BP problem. All of which depend on money and the patients compliance to treatment! Ahhh. Sometimes I sit in that consultation room and I go crazy thinking about the risks these people play by not taking their meds. Some people have learned the hard way so to speak.... they have lost one eye to glaucoma already... they were warned to take care of the remaining eye and to NEVER go without meds... they did. Now... they are blind. And there is nothing that can be done to reverse it. Tough luck.