The day started out with a line of patients ready to be seen. The entire day was spent fitting people with limbs and braces. The rehab team hosted a post stroke educational session and worked with a number of people who had recently been affected by strokes. They also worked with some of the patients that had been fitted with their first prostheses to provide some initial gait training to them. The day was very challenging as we tried to assemble devices for our patients with limited supplies and limited time, but overall we were very successful today and really appreciated the assistance of Buddy to help us make the impossible happen in a number of cases. We took a few casts for some devices that we will be fabricating on Thursday to be fitted on Friday. We have no idea how many patients will show up tomorrow or what our next challenges will be, but we will all get a good rest tonight to be ready for what will surely be another jam packed work day.
Caroline works with a lady who was just fitted with an AFO to help her walk better after her stroke, while June and Liz teach a boy to walk with crutches and his new HKAFO's.
Labels: haiti, prosthetics, travel