I'm laying on a hospital bed in Nepal with my two lovely Nepali sisters! (Jen and I went with our sister who was having surgery) It's times like these that I am reminded of how much I am in need of the Lord. I'm sad it takes moments like this, but I appreciate Him placing me in these situations.
I am going to try and explain some of what I experienced today… As we walked in an emergency room I was immediately hit with a putrid smell and wanted to grab my nose, but realized that would be rude. As we were walking to my sister's "room" I was looking around at all the people who were waiting to see the doctors who decided not to show up this day. As I looked into the rooms there were 5 people minimum in each room with a cot that has been well worn and if you want to lay down on something clean you better have brought your own sheets, otherwise you are sitting on someone else's sweat and sometimes other stuff, but I will spare you the details. When I looked at the floor that I eventually sat on I saw patches of dried blood in different areas, and balls of hair were usually blowing around. So we walked back to the area where we were going to spend the night, which is a bigger area with about 20 beds with people who are sick or need surgery, and they're waiting for their turn. As I tried to tune out the sound of a girl vomitting two beds down from where I was sitting I can't explain the emotions that went through me, but I was extremely thankful for our hospitals in America. I mean when you need surgery you actually have to schedule it and 99% of the time your Doctor is going to show up for that surgery. Also you can go to the hospital and get your own room or with just one other person, and you have a call button incase you need something from the nurse who is checking on you every 45 minutes as well. I am not dogging on America to any extent, I am actually trying to let you know how thankful I am that we have the hospitals, nurses (i love you Jess, you are the best nurse in he world!) and doctors that we have. I am also thankful for the fact that if I need something in an I.V. form I can rely on the hospital toprovide this and not have to go to the pharmacy and bring it with me so that I will have meds for a surgery.
With all this said I am so thankful that people in Nepal can get medical attention and I know many lives are saved here and many babies are born healthy; but I am also extremely grateful for the hospitals in America that my family and I have had to spend much time in.
