Today was Heidi’s first day on call. With Dr. Faile being gone, Dr. Hewitt has been on call for almost 5 days straight. He needed a break and Heidi was the only one available.
It was a really rough day for her too because four patients died. Please pray for her as she deals with the stress & emotions of loosing those patients. Also lift up the families of those four individuals as they grieve.
There is good news though. Heidi was able to save a newborn today that came in limp, blue, and barely breathing. She had to stimulate the child for almost an hour and give it oxygen. It finally started responding and as of the last check she did late this evening it is recovering slowly but surely. Please pray that the child will continue to recover and begin nursing regularly.
Another praise is that a young Argentinian doctor named Thomas randomly showed up today and offered to help. He was on his way to another hospital farther north and decided to drop in and see if we needed any help. How’s that for an answer to prayer?