Friday was a busy day for our group. At Las Obras, we switched some of us around to be able to meet and interact with more residents. We were able to help with feeding the residents breakfast again, and it was so neat seeing how efficient the nurses were with helping so many residents in so little time! Afterwards, the rest of the morning was spent with treatments and wheelchair evaluations. In the young adult group, we were able to work with Amanda, the main physical therapist, in problem solving together in several chair repairs. It was so humbling to see how resourceful the staff is in utilizing the tools they have available in making each resident fit as well as they can in chairs.
In the afternoon, we hosted a Health Fair at Pastores. There were several stations: flexibility, nutrition, low back pain, pregnancy and infant care, hand washing, blood pressure, and feminine hygiene. At first, there were not many people from the town coming in, so a few of us went out and about to help recruit, which worked really well! We even got to see some of the people we treated yesterday, and they came up and hugged and kissed us and greeted all of us like we were old friends. I cannot get over how welcoming every single person we meet is, and how they are so giving and generous, even when they have so little of their own.
As a group, all of our Spanish is growing in skill each day. We are very thankful for the patience of the people we are interacting with in learning how to communicate, and we hope to make at least a small lasting impact on our visit!
Hasta Pronto!
Rachel Earnhardt
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