Day 11 – June 9, 2015

Driving from Pasam

Driving from Pasam

Cow in the front yard

Cow in the front yard

Tuesdays are usually very slow at Pasam because many of the people consider this day of the week as a holy day and try to stay away from making unnecessary trips. The best part of the day was going to the Joshua crèche and being able to play with the kids. We threw what looked like a volleyball around and it was very interesting to see the different personalities of the kids come out when playing the game. Some were very shy and would do everything in their power to not be near the ball, while some were very aggressive and snatched the ball whenever they can. This made me consider the different types of upbringings each kid has gone through and how this may affect their perspective on having outsiders come into their school to help them. Considering the attitude that kids have, which is directly correlated with that of their parents, will enable the kids and parents to trust us in taking care of them. When trust is formed between the patient and the doctor, especially in a community that does not have much advanced medicine, the limits are endless to how the patient’s quality of life can be improved. The medical aspect is only a smart fraction of improving their health. The majority of this change comes from positively changing their daily habits. I have been taking careful notes of each kid we see at the crèches and plan on developing a research topic to look into based on the effectiveness of the crèches on the health of the children. More specifically, comparing the health of the children in crèches compared to that of the majority of impoverished children in the rest of the region, country, and world. If research can show that projects like these can be efficient in improving the health of these communities, then companies, donors, and locals will be more interested in contributing to building more programs aimed at improving child health in poorer regions.

Examinations at Joshua

Examinations at Joshua

Living in the clouds

Living in the clouds

He doesn't stop barking - making me miss my old dog Minnie

He doesn’t stop barking – making me miss my old dog Minnie

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