A very sick little girl

The day (Tuesday) started at 5:30 and is now just ending, around 11:30 p.m. Two babies had to be transferred (by me, in this case, in the Mitsubishi) from their/our clinic. One was a dehydrated, malarial and constipated little boy - his mother came along, and you could see the grin of happiness on her face as she saw what was happening to her baby. It ended up being a very mild treatment. I ended up taking them home to Croix-des-Bouquets. The traffic between 6 and 7 p.m. is just crazy and wild. The other little girl, Jerika (see photo at right) was very, very sick, close to death. All the treatment with oxygen and emergency surgery, etc. brought back memories of the two incubators for premies at the Jewish General in Montreal in 1970, with all the monitors and wires connected to twin boys 3 ½ pounds each! Soon, however, they clearly made up for lost time (both the guys now weighing in strongly, and successful in their respective careers: Marc who has a PhD in Conservation Biology, and Tim a practicing physician (Mcgill University) completing his residency in Public Health at UBC. Who knows when they’re so small what they will end up being and doing! And, of course, the same thought goes for the grandkids (Rebecca, Hannah & Alistair). I was deeply moved as I saw some very compassionate volunteers working their hearts out at the trauma hospital.