Philippines 2023 – Day 8
Our last day at the hospital! We arrived, in small groups. Our transportation drivers were slow picking us up. Thankfully Cora’s nephew was able to come get our OR staff
Philippines 2023 – Day 7
Our team arrived at the hospital around 7am. The surgeons checked on our patients recovering in the ward. Everyone is doing well. Our first cases were a thyroid and cleft
Philippines 2023 – Day 6
We arrive at the hospital at about 7:30am. Our surgeons did rounds to check on their patients. Everyone is recovering well. 8:43 AM Danielle prepped Dr Aylward’s first patient – cleft
Philippines 2023 – Day 5
7:48 AM First official day at the hospital! We have 10 surgeries scheduled today. Unfortunately we are down one team member who fills an important role. We are wishing her
Philippines 2023 – Day 4
We met with the hospital staff and had orientation. We discussed our cases for the week. We tentatively have 46 cases scheduled. Dr Garima Thakkar, Dr. Glenn Talboy, Dr Carol
Philippines 2023 – Day 3
It’s Sunday here. We just arrived at the hospital. We are unpacking supplies and getting organize for the cases the local hospital staff have set up for us. Orientation, before
Philippines 2023 – Day 2 “Travel Continues”
6:34PM Group 2 is waiting for their next plane from Korea to Manila to arrive. They switched our gates and we now have a one hour delay. During our layover
Philippines 2023 – Day 1, Jan 22
6:19am We are all ecstatic to be traveling to the Philippines. Medical Missions is returning to Bohol after Covid banned all of our mission trip during 2020-2022. We split our
First Days in Philippines
Day 0 -1 Traveling – The long trip to the Philippines The day started off early as we all met at the Airport at 4:30 AM. Everyone got checked in
Philippines 2017 – Changes
I am currently somewhere over Canada on the transcontinental flight home with my feet curled underneath me cramped in a small Economy seat in row 36. Fighting back the sleep