Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Saturday, August 25, 2012
W'apow mu e, Joe went to the SOS Clinic this morning. It is mainly here for oil workers and their dependents. We had checked into becoming members…
W'apow mu e,
Joe went to the SOS Clinic this morning. It is mainly here for oil workers and their dependents. We had checked into becoming members there before, but it was $2,000 per person just to walk in the door. Joe took the x-ray there this morning to see if they would just look at it. The Dutch surgeon looked at it for us. He said that Bonnie's arm is not fractured. He said it was like a green stick – bent but not broken. He said that it will heal on its own and that it did not need a cast. He said that he could not give us medical advice since we are not members there, but he said that if she were his child, he would do absolutely nothing. We found out that they now have a family rate. So, we are going to check into becoming members there again. They have all of the equipment right there in their office. They have a doctor on call 24/7, and it is a doctor from Europe or South Africa. The doctors are here on a six-week rotation. The doctor said that they could have x-ray results in three minutes and that he could have a cast on in six minutes if it were necessary. Pray that we can figure out what we need to do to be able to become members. It would be a big blessing to have dependable medical care.
Bonnie's arm is bruised and very tender. It will take time for it to heal completely. She will have to be very careful with that arm for a while. She supervised the washing of the dishes today; she was giving the brothers instructions right and left.
Bonnie was singing a song today about waiting until Daddy gets home. Then, she said, "That's a new song I learned from my brain." After her shower, she asked if I could put gel in her hair so that she could smell "girliful."
The kids did some finger painting today. The boys decided to paint some boxes to make trucks. They had paint everywhere!
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It is starting to warm up again. The boys had fun swimming today. Gilbert missed some spots with the sunscreen and had a sunburn.
The kids have one more week before school starts. They have mixed emotions about that.
I am still not back to 100% yet. I have to take it very slow, or I end up in bed again.
Nantsew yie!
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie