Zane and Juniper have been ill with malaria but are recovering. Almost all the new volunteers have had a bout of it also. Otherwise we are all well presently.
We have had 5 vesico-vaginal fistula repairs during the past 6 weeks. We also had a large brachial cleft cyst in a small child that we successfully removed. We have had 2 perforated gastric ulcers and a perforated typhoid small intestine recently. Also had an intussisseption of right colon into transverse colon, also did a right hemicolectomy as it could not be reduced. We also had an ovarian cancer that we resected,at least debulking that also involved the ureter that we had to stent and repair. Had a 20-year-old with a large sequestrum of his tibia (part of the bone died and sloughed after a fracture). His foot and ankle looked as if it might die but after we removed the sequestrum and began packs and antibiotics it is much improved and now does not appear that he will need amputation after all.
Dr Greg Shank is here this week doing surgeries so I can help David Hendricks work on electric and plumbing so we can hopefully get into the new maternity by the end of this week. That will expand our bed capacity so we won't have to put so many on the veranda etc. I need some exercise as I don't get much just doing surgery so this helps that way also
My mom's sister died this week in Stillwater, Ok. She was 84 and the last of her siblings and will be awaiting the resurrection when Jesus comes to take his people home with Him.
Our emails are drbland@sbcglobal.net and dfbland01@gmail.com.
Love, Rollin and Dolores Bland
Hopital Adventiste de Bere
Boite Postal 52
Kelo, Tandjile, Chad, Afrique
Blog www.weareamissionarybland.blogspot.com
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