Made it Home

I'm home now, and rehabilitating. Jonah met me at the airport with a roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. All my friends have been feeding me and taking good care of me. I have a lot to be thankful for and am really happy to be here.

I don't regret the trip (just wouldn't want to re-live the typoid part!), and the experiences I had before getting sick were incredible. How often do you get to have a continuous stream of pregnant patients like that? Being part of the birthing process, learning from the midwives, seeing direct results from a few simple acupuncture points. There were many cases in the acupuncture clinic and in the villages we would never see in our own country. Sometimes it felt like our work was really helpful, and other times the problems seemed beyond our scope. There were definitely some cases where all I could offer was compassion and a referral to a facility they may or may not be able to afford. It makes typhoid look like a walk in the park.

So that's my story. Thanks to everyone who had my back, even from far away.

Love,

Karen