Morning came early after a late return from Jachmel last night. The group split up into smaller teams for the day – Jeff and Dave went to present at Notre Dame University, Krista provided education to nursing students on oral motor control and aspiration, some stayed to go to the clinic, some went to Mefibochet to teach caregiver school and Lexy and I went with a group to the Cool River orphanage. The orphanage is run by a group of sisters who came very much for the children and run a tight ship on a shoestring budget. There orphanage is sparse and built into the hillside making manoeuvring difficult, even if you are able-bodied. The clinic ran MUCH better than last week – more organized better set up and more caregiver interaction for teaching. The sisters were grateful for all interaction and the children very sweet – they sang a hello sing to us as we arrived! We were able to spend more time with hands-on therapy and nursing education – even got a few kids into the Cascade DAFOs that were donated. This evening we took a trip downtown to see the Palace and national monuments with a guided tour by Jeff.
