Update on Mercy Ships
As most of you know, I came back home 2 months earlier then expected. Here is a recap of the last couple months. It was a stressful time so some points/timelines may not be completely accurate, but it has helped me process a little of what has all happened by writing it all down. It was a Friday. We just finished screening around 30 kids. We did assessments, took their bloods, and gave them new dates to be seen by the surgeon. That evening we got called into an emergency meeting, where they proceeded to update us on the seriousness of COVID-19 and the implications of that information. They told us that we would be cancelling all operations until further notice. My heart stopped and I fought back the bubbling panic that was building in me. Those children’s faces started flashing in my mind. What does this mean? How about all those other 500 patients who we assessed and are waiting for surgery? Oh no.. what about that patient? What about that one? I wondered if this was just tempo
