Check Out That Boo-Boo!

A view of the physiotherapy clinic after patients left

Last full day of work in the hospital :-(  The morning began with many people coming in for wound care, as usual.  While the physios took care of them, we took care of the rest of the patient load.  Having volunteers here has allowed the physio department to take on more of the capacity needed by the hospital and the people of Vieux Fort.  They otherwise have schedules that are too busy to meet all the needs there at this time.

Core stability demo

In the afternoon, Barb led one more in-service regarding scoliosis with demo inserts from the students regarding various core stability exercises that can be used.  It was a fun interactive time that somehow also included trying on each other’s Danskos shoes.  The team here is great and a lot of fun to work with.  Even though their schedules and workloads are heavy they always remember to have fun because they love what they do and truly care about their patients.   At the end of the in-service they graciously presented us with jewelry that was handpicked for each of us making it even more special. 

A view from the resort

After clinic we took a bus to one last beach trip before the sun went down.  We carefully moseyed into a private resort pretending to be guests to explore their gift shop and see if their beach was any nicer than the one down the way.  While sneaking from tree to tree Steph was spotted by one of her patients that worked there with his friends, who all had heard what a great job she had done in getting their co-worker back to work.  I think they are all ready to go to PT now ;-)  Frances was successful in her mission to find a piggy bank and we decided that although the view was a little nicer, there was very little beach to lay on so we hiked back to our normal spot with the kite surfers.  

Barb teaching a local girl how to swim

Steph and Barb dove straight into the water and were soon joined by an adorable local girl who was about 10 years old.  She knew how to swim the doggy paddle, but Barb taught her how to swim for more distance.  Upon getting out of the water she was commenting on all our scratched open bug bites and comparing them.  Without missing a beat Barb pointed to Becca’s right leg and said “check out that boo-boo!”  The poor girl’s mouth dropped open in a hilarious moment of dead silence not knowing what to think.  But soon the questions started pouring out about what happened, how it worked, and if Becca could walk, jump, and run.  She was apparently a visual learner because Becca had to prove she could do all those things as seen in the pictures.  We had a wonderful time with her as she entertained our last evening on the beach.   

Last meal at the Reef

We then headed in for dinner.  We felt it appropriate to have our last dinner here at the same place we had our first.  Becca and Fran thought it also appropriate to order the exact same entrée as well.  We stopped at the grocery store on the way back to our apartment for some last minute souvenirs and then began tackling the monumentous task of testing our baroreceptors trying to determine how much over 50 lbs our luggage will be.  

The night will end with finishing our long game of Phase 10!!!