We were very grateful that all the people who live on and near the beach in Salvador were safe after the tsunami scare. Today we were able to go back to the clinic and see patients. The community called El Cocal was scheduled to come and we saw about 60 people. The patients arrived with complaints ranging from a foreign object in a little girl's ear (green crayon), dehydration, asthma, gripe, to arthritis and asthma in the elderly. We are learning how to improvise and use what little supplies and medications we have to be able to help as much as we can. Simple things that we take for granted such as vitamins are nearly impossible for these people to get.
Tonight we are going to a restaurant called El Basilea in Zona Rosa. It is a lovely space with outdoor seating, gardens and waterfalls. Tomorrow is shaping up to be another very busy day in the clinic with a whole new community.
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