Heidi does her fair share of amputations at BMC in Nalerigu, Ghana. Sometimes they are due to traumas but sadly, many of the amputations are due to poor wound management. A snake bite treated unsuccessfully with traditional medicines. A wound not cleaned properly that festers and becomes gangrene.
A few months ago, she had a series of amputations to do in a short period of time and became aware that the theatre only had one manual bone saw and it couldn’t be sterilized fast enough to do the all the amputations necessary. She ended up doing all the cases but had to spread them out across several days so that the tool would be available.
A medical volunteer who was coming out heard about that issue and generously provided a high-powered, battery-operated bone saw kit for Heidi’s work. We’re so grateful that God brings people along at just the right time who bless us with their generosity.