Phan Rang, Vietnam-Steve Garner, Interplast volunteer plastic surgeon.
Greetings from Phan Rang. All is well after our long trip and our first day of work. We saw more than 50 patients in clinic today and set up our preliminary operative schedule. The people are lovely, warm and appreciative. Many cleft lip/palate cases, congenital hand deformities and severe burn scar contractures. Almost no signs around the hospital or town are bilingual; the only good one was at the radiology department, which was called "Dept of Imaginal Studies."
garner, you would find amusement in that sign :)
i miss you! i don't know why, but for some reason your being in vietnam vs. being in california makes me miss you more. i hope you're having a transformative experience - in the sense that not only are you transforming people's lives physically and thus metaphorically, but that it is having a great impact on you and all of those who are there with you as well. thanks for posting, and i'll keep checking periodically to see how things are going. lots and lots of love!
Posted by: the coolest becker that ever lived | 01/27/2010 at 12:14 PM