Trip to Lunsar...

Three weeks ago me and my colleague climbed into the landcruiser and headed toward a hospital in Lunsar- the hospital 2 hours away that is treating our Burkitt's patients. About a month earlier I had a patient show up with Burkitt's of the left eye and only a week earlier I had seen a younger boy with Burkitt's of the jaw. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to visit with them and discuss a couple of things with the doctor. So off we went...

I was very happy to find both of my patients being well taken care off. The one on the left was responding well to treatment. The boy on the right had only been there for a week and so was still trying to stay on top of the chemotherapy. He had developed a fever the previous night and was not feeling too well. They were thrilled to see us...

...as were many of the other children admitted in the hospital. There were some other Burkitt's patients there as well as some other children admitted with surgical problems who had been there for awhile. There were even 2 kids there who will be going to Spain for surgery at some point for surgery, but for now, they are waiting. Anyway, many of these kids have gotten to know each other at the hospital and spend lots of time playing and laughing. They absolutely loved the extra attention we gave them and of course the cameras. We had a big photo shoot on the ward, while we were waiting to see the doctors, who were very busy finishing off their ward rounds. It was great to see the children again and to see them getting better...