Tuesday, September 2, 2008

My weekend in Monteverde was great. That canopy tour over the rainforest was insaaane. I was soo scared.

I have so much to say about my weekend but I dont have time to right now so Ill come back to that later..

Yesterday I experienced the most drastic emergency of this trip. We got a call about an 87 year old woman who had lost conscience and stopped breathing. The drive there was crazy beacuse there was so much traffic and it was heavily raining. I was getting so mad at the drivers who wouldnt get out of our way and worried out of my mind for the woman whose life was dependent on our every second of time. By the time we got to her home, she had fortunately raegained her conscience and was breathing again, but was hooked up to her oxygen mask and her body was quivering. Her daughters were crying and I put my hand on one of their shoulders, and she put her hand on mine, and I felt my eyes swell with tears. The paramedics examined the patient with the EKG machine and we hooked her up to our oxygen tank. When we got her to the hospital, I was pulling her gurney from the front so that her face was facing mine, and I will never forget the look she had in her eyes --- so blank, cold and still. Her daughers were bawling heavily and I tried my best to look strong. We left as soon as the doctors had control so I dont know what happened but my prayers are with her and her family.

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