August 10th - Double Time at the Clinic

Well, the events of last night (2 toddlers being rushed in to get looked at) resulted in one of the toddlers needing to go to the hospital today. She was diagnosed with bronchitis, but since she doesn't have chicken pox, she needed to stay in a separate room at the clinic which means double-time on the volunteers...one would have to cover the children with chicken pox and another would have to be with this toddler (well, actually 5-year-old - she just lives in the "Toddler House"). I am so thankful that David (the man on vacation) took our 6:30am - 12:30pm shift.

Leigh and I finished sizing the toddlers this morning. I had this job last year, along with a group that was here from the Northeast. We take their measurements and equate them to sizes so that if sponsors would like to give them clothing for Christmas, they know approximately what size to get. After we finished sizing the toddlers, Katja put a halt to sizing (since all 400+ children are supposed to get sized)...primarily due to the demands of the clinic. There are currently 8 children with the chicken pox.