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Lots has happend..

Posted by Petra Koenders on July 28, 2007

As I said, lots has happened lately,

 Let me start with something not so nice.Last Friday, 20 July, Esther was hit by a Dala Dala, a mini bus.I was walking right behind her, was quite of a shock for the both of us. Esther was lying there on the street, screaming (lucky) and I was trying to calm her and finding transport.Now I could make this a very long story but I’ll just cut it.Her foot is not broken, and except from soft tissue injury in her foot and some bruises she is fine.Although she’s not able to walk yet/still. Due to several problems with the immigration office we decided to book our flight 2 weeks early so we didn’t needed them anymore. The bastards took us to a very doggy room and try to make us pay 300 US  etc etc. So new arrival date is 30th of august. Further more we’ve seen some pretty cool places (when es could still walk ;-) ). A crater lake, a coffee plant (we could see the whole process). A platform with amazing view, and other waterfall. In the hospital things go pretty well. Last week I performed a evacuation (for those not familiar with the term, it’s some kind of abortion). This is done to woman who miscarried and of whom the cervix is closed already.  Abortion is illegal here in Tanzania, whether you agree with that or not, it results in some pretty nasty situations. The other week a woman was brought in who had an illegal abortion with a stick…. The result was that she expelled the fetus but her uterus was ruptured as well. She didn’t wanted the baby cause the father left here and it would be a shame to have a baby, besides the fact she lacks the financial resources to take care of the baby. Sigh…   I could tell a lot more horrible stories, about woman sharing a bed in the hospital, young girl that has been raped, a woman who was abused by her husband in a terrible way, but I won’t finish with that. Good things happen as well. They have sterile equipment for everyone f.e. Next time more pictures again,

I’m not working from my own computer now.

love to all!

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More pics

Posted by Petra Koenders on July 2, 2007

Suuz, gefeliciteerd !!

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In the labourward, here woman give birth.

Believe me; you can fit quite a few in here.

Took the pics when no one was there. A rare occasion

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                  (Pap, je jassen, we hebben er veel aan!)

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1 jully 045

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 < We climbed this!!

Loleza peak, on the border

Of the city.

(2653 m, mbeya is 1700 something) 

                        swahili lessons >

 Bedankt voor al jullie aandacht op m’n verjaardag!! Heel fijn!

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