Third day of surgery

Post op report: Kien is doing well everyday, his family can visit him now and our other patient continues to make good progress.

We did successfully perform 2 heart surgeries & got patients off respirator soon after surgery. We work late into the night but it all worths it..
We also spent most of our early morning giving instructions to hospital staffs how to care for their heart patients, we discussed about respirator care, nursing care, review some medications which are commonly used in USA, and giving some basic EKG interpretation. ICU nurses are asking for more educations everyday. We will leave all of our education materials for the staffs. Our 1/2 container of medical equipments & supplies are still in Hai Phong, we have to work with what equipments we brought.

I got a chance to meet Do Thuy Quynh (see picture)& her father. Do Thuy Quynh is a girl that we did screen her & sent her medical record to Dr. Aubyn Marath couple months ago to see if we can perform her surgery. Due to heart condition is too severe & surgery is no longer as an option.
I asked Quynh if she has a wish what would she wish for? She told me that she would love to continue to go to school but due to her heart condition she can not ride her bicycle anymore, if she could have a motorized (battery operated) bicycle, it would give her a chance to continue her schooling. Her father told me she is a good student, I told her father that I will somehow fullfill this wish for her. HSCV has been paying for her monthly medications & every 3 months check up.
Tomorrow we are planning to perform 2 more heart surgeries & more teaching. In the evening, we are invited to a special dinner by Viet Duc hospital at Ha Noi Garden. And for this weekend, some of us will go to Ninh Binh & some will go to Ha Long bay, & some will go to the local orphanage.
We are working hard & long day, but eveyone has no complain. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful team. I do look forward to a day of rest.
Please keep us in your thoughts & prayers,
Tien