February 26, 2014
High School Kids Heard the CAMTA Buzz Last Year
Andrea Vela and Daniela Rosales have come to the hospital for the morning as volunteer translators. They heard the buzz from kids who volunteered from their school last year and want to be part of the CAMTA experience and help in the community. Great to have them with us!
Volunteer high school students Andrea and Daniela
Morning Rounds on the Ward
The nursing and physio teams do morning rounds to check on our patients and assess their healing progress. Depending on how they are doing, the physio team might start patients with bed exercises or get them on their feet to walk.
Physiotherapist Brenda Cori and translator Fransisco Gallardo check on patients
Student nurse Grace Woodroffe checks on Blanca Judith Perez Abril
General practitioner Dr. Janet Yoneda checks a patient
LPN Kim Cossitt checks on a patient
Jorge is Proud of being Fit
Jorge Upiano Lopez Enrique is proud to tell us he came fifth in a 10 kilometre race in 1980. Jorge is now 53 years old, farms vegetables near Carchi and is clearly still a fit man. He first felt pain in his hip five years ago, and nine months ago had an x-ray that confirmed he needed a hip replacement. Jorge came out of surgery yesterday at noon, was walking with no pain by 5:00 pm and is ready to be discharged this afternoon. Not only is Jorge proud of his past running prowess, but he is also proud of all his children whose ages range from 24 to 10 years old; he added that his 22 year-old daughter has down syndrome. He gave us hugs as he poised to leave on crutches. So did his wife, with brimming eyes.
Jorge and his wife
Patient Faces
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The team makes lovely hearts for each patient to greet them when they arrive in the ward after surgery.
Team Ingenuity for Alejandros
Remember Alejandros? We first met him in pre-op as he gulped down that nasty tasting medicine. Look at him now! Toby and the team devised a prop for his leg to keep it elevated and showed him how to navigate in the wheelchair. Now he gets to go home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu239wKrmgY&list=HL1393514093&feature=mh_lolz
Alejandros is ready to go home!
CAMTA Faces
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CAMTA Healing Hands
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