So today, we are out to sea to replenish fuel & supplies. We left at 3pm & will take 6 hrs to go to our resting point for the night. Tomorrow morning @6am, they will begin the transfer of fuel & supplies from another barge that is nearly as long as the Comfort- 3 football fields long! I put on my Scopalamine patch & feel fine so far.
The weather today was so sunny & beautiful- maybe around 90 degrees- I have no idea because I do not have TV or radio for the news or weather. We do get to see a bit of the Olympics. I was thinking about how surreal it is when I go up on the deck & just gaze out over the Caribbean- one would never know that I am looking at a poor, broken country land.
Things on the ward are going very well- we took on 5 new patients yesterday & they all have fractured legs & other injuries. This morning in our rounds I heard that there is no more metal available on the Comfort to mend bones. We have gone thru over 9 million dollars in metal work. One bright note- we had a young girl, maybe 13 whose mom was missing somewhere on land for care. The family was united & it was amazing because the mother had some major crush injuries, but was able to shield her other child, a baby, with her body & the little 3 month old was perfect.
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I thought about you today...said some prayers at Mass for all the folks on the Comfort. Take pleasure in the calm of the sea and the warm sunshine..the solitude of the ocean air is always calming! You always loved the summertime and now you can have it each day in the depths of winter! So happy there is, in spite of all the sadness, some pleasant moments.so happy for that yound girl and the reuniting with her mom..life is good! Take good caare, sending much love! Patty
ReplyDeleteKath, I have finally gotten to your blog and have read all your entries. I am touched and humbled by the enormity of what you are dealing with. Sending you loads of love.
ReplyDeleteHey Kathy, thanks for posting these. It's really good to hear what we don't hear on the news (because they are too wrapped up in Tiger Woods' apology, or the legitimacy of it all). I reposted your FB post so others may share in your experiences.
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