Beautiful Baby

 

Health care by flashlight

 

Some of the places we held our clinics didn't have electricity, so when the clinic ran on past dark we had to work by flashlight.

We are the same. You are my friend.

 

 

 

 

My children got a chance to play with the children who waited all day in the hot sun to be seen by the doctors at the clinic. They waited without complaining, thankful for the chance to get much needed health care.

Treatable

 
Fortunately, Dr. Clark was able to prescribe medications that would clear up the fungal infections we saw. He and the other doctors also taught my daughter many things, letting her dress wounds and look into ears through the otoscope. It was a wonderful experience for her and helped her to decide for certain that she wants to become a doctor, like you!

There's a fungus among us!

 

 

 

 

I got the opportunity to see many fungal infections as I worked at the side of Dr. Jim Clark, family practitioner from Washington state. Dr. Clark would check the patients and I would record the diagnosis and prescribed medications at his side.

Volunteer Medical Mission in Nicaragua

 

My family recently spent 10 days in Nicaragua as volunteers for the NPO Corner of Love. We worked with medical doctors and dentists to bring health care to 3,000 Nicaraguans in remote areas of San Ramon. Not only the 3,000 who came to our clinics, but also their family members received treatments. A total of 10,000 Mebendazole treatments for parasites were distributed during our short stay, so we reached even more than the estimated 6,000!

Going to Nicaragua

Soon I'll be leaving to spend a little over a week in Nicaragua as a volunteer on a medical mission with the NPO "Corner of Love". Nicaragua is located in Central America between Honduras and Costa Rica.

I will be in Nicaragua from 2/24 until 3/5 and then spend one day in Battle Ground, WA (my hometown) and return to Japan to jump right back into work. In Nicaragua we will be based in the village of San Ramon and take buses out with teams of American doctors into smaller villages in the mountains each day to provide health care for the people there that have no access to hospitals. They estimate that the 4 medical and 2 dental teams on the trip will treat about 6,000 patients in one week's time. There will be work for everyone, including non-medical volunteers like me.

You can see Corner of Love at corneroflove.org

Kyushu University Toastmasters - Friday the 13th

For all of you who fear spending Friday the 13th on your own, why don't you join the Kyushu University Toastmasters meeting at 6:30pm in the seminar room of the "Togo Kyouiku Center." We can brave the 13th together!

FT

OK. I'm missing you now.

Strangely, I thought I'd be relieved when our last class finished. But I miss you guys. I can't wait to see you again in May for our next class!

Love,
FT

International Medicine/Scientific English I Grades

Hello Lovely Students,

I just wanted to remind you that, as I mentioned in class last week, the grades are now posted on the door of my office. If you are one of those whose grade is marked in yellow. Please see me as soon as possible.

FT