Today was a rough day for the medical staff at the hospital. Since Monday was a holiday and they didn’t hold clinic, all those patients showed up today along with today’s new patients. So there were hundreds and hundreds of sick men, women, and children waiting to see physicians and medical assistants.
At 6:30pm, they still had over a hundred patients to see and they had to ask them to return tomorrow. We always feel terrible when we have to do that because many have traveled long distances and can’t afford a room for the night or food for the next day. However, there is only so much the doctors on hand can do.
The woman in this image had been waiting patiently for over 12 hours and was one of the last patients seen today. Though this image shows her looking quite somber, when I greeted her she smiled graciously and responded that she was doing just fine.