Tuesday

Today was another ordinary day at the clinic. I went on rounds with Dr. Senya and saw one particularly interesting case. There was a young girl with Sickle Cell. She is As, so she is a heterozygote. She has been having numerous hemolytic crises and has had 4 transfusions in the past few months, so the doctor wants to refer her to a specialist. I saw Dr. Senya counsel a man who just found out that he has HIV. It was hard to watch because I could tell that the man was struggling with the news. I also saw the ending of the removal of the placenta from a woman with an induced abortion.

Last night, I finished my first Ghanaian meal. Meals are so large that it has taken me two weeks to finish any of my meals. My favorite dish is "red-red" which includes fried plantain and beans. We had some last night and Angie was happy to hear that I finally ate all my food. Tonight we are receiving another intern, so we are heading into Accra. If I can sleep in the car, I will join Jen and Eric as they venture into the city to greet our newest member.