Blog May 7, 2017

It is still hot and no more rains have come.  The green that was beginning to come up has dried up.  The low in our bedroom has been 85-93F (30-34C).  It gives a different meaning to a hot steamy bedroom.  The humidity is up so now a free sauna.  So thankful for the A/C in the OR which cools it down to 85-90F.
We still don't have the new pump in the well yet as need waterproof splicing for the electric wire going down into the well to the pump.  The wire on the pump is not long enough to reach the top.  It is difficult to find waterproof splicing in this country.  The pump on the new well would greatly relieve the load on the present system that runs almost constantly.  We have the new tank on the tower built by the new well.  
Friday we had a lapartomy on a lady that had a c-section 3 weeks before in another hospital.   She had a semiacute abdomen so we opened her.  It was a terrible mess inside and a large abcess in her pelvis and left side abdomen with over a liter of purulence.  We washed her out and put in a drain.  We have had a few breech babies lately that amazingly have done pretty well except for those that come in with the body of the baby hanging out.  In two weeks Danae will be back so she can do the maternity cases.  
We will be going on our annual leave in two weeks first going to Loma Linda Univ. California for our oldest granddaughter's graduation from Dental Hygiene school.  Maybe spend a few days in the desert and mountains on our way to Denver to see my brother Reggie and his family and to S. Dakota. to see Duane Smith (a friend and classmate of college and med school.  He is not doing well then we have a bunch of appointments for medical and dental etc in Okla.

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Rollin and  Dolores Bland 
Hopital Adventiste de Bere
Boite Postal 52
Kelo, Tandjile,  Chad,  Afrique
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