Guatemala March 2024: Day 4

Friday March 1, 2024

Day 4 of the Clinics

Day 4 the team went deep in the jungle to Tameja which is a K'chie village. We gave an elderly lady a walker and taught her how to use it. We all laughed when she got a big smile on her face and took off like a shot. She was clearly enjoying her newfound freedom.

We had a few tears as one of our nurses assessed a young lady who is blind. She suffers from anxiety and is not well supported. We treated her medical conditions, gave her some food as she had not eaten today and then made some contacts with local connections to support her ongoing.

We fitted a young 17-year-old boy with a wheelchair as he had fallen out of a tree at 13 years of age and was paralyzed. Our hearts went out to this family as they also had a daughter who could not walk since birth. It is a tough life in the rural villages of Guatemala where support and healthcare are minimal. It makes the 2.5 hour drive out all worth it.