Ready to Go - KInd Of

So after an afternoon at Roeding Park Playland with Jack on Saturday I ended up with a nasty sore throat and very little voice.....Irritating under any circumstances but I'm less than 24 hours away from my flight to Manila so its an extra lousy time to have bug. I went to Kaiser today and was actually able to see my primary Dr on short notice. She went ahead and cultured my throat but said it looks like it a virus. I intend to wake up tomorrow feeling much better but either way she gave me the okay to travel. After all the postponements for this trip I am finally going!! What's little sore throat - I'll sleep on the long flight across the ocean and all will be well.

I can't believe I wont be here for election night or to watch  the SF Giants in the World Series. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up a little of both via the Internet.I walked the precincts, worked the phones,  mailed my absentee ballot and reminded everyone I know to vote.....not much left for me to do but hope our work paid off. and  I'm sure the Giants wont miss me. (just win this thing guys!)

Ted and Mariah came over tonight and made tomato and roasted pepper soup. It was exactly what my throat needed and so good to have them here with Jacob for the evening

Jack and Merrill were here for awhile as well so I was able to get a good dose of grandkids to hold me over for my trip.  I tried to get a picture of the 3 of them together but Merrill was pretty squirmy.

    

                                                             

I'm very hopeful for the success of this mission. By next week the clinic will be fully operational and ready to serve the patients of Plaridel. In my heart I knew when I left last summer I would be back- so lets roll! 



Medical Mission # 2

I leave Tuesday evening for the Philippines.  The last people I met before leaving San Carlos last July were Sister Niceta and Sister Pinky. I felt an immediate connection to them and have been working with them by phone and email the last year to help them open a new clinic in Plaridel ,in the province of Bulacan.. I'm excited to meet up with my teammates and continue the good work of Team MacGyver (our Biomeds) and Team Balut (Clinical Team # 1).

Sister Pinky and Sister Niceta in San Carlos

 I relied on this blog quite a bit last year to communicate and I hope to do the same this trip...though I admit to being much more of a Facebook user than I was a year ago (isn't everybody?) My goal will be to use both this trip -plus many of you have probably seen our Bridge of Life Facebook page as well. So....the internet permitting , and sometimes that's a big "if"  in typhoon season, I will keep all of you posted on my progress.