Today the "Medical Team" (which I am a part of and have failed to properly introduce, so here it is: the Medical Team at RSO consists of Dr. Susan who remains in India the entire year, and a group of 10 summer volunteers who are mostly medical students and pre-med students) went to Ramachandran Hospital in Chennai, India (about 2 hours away from the RSO campus). Eric (my medical partner) and I accompanied a leprosy-patient to the dentistry department of the hospital, where we ensured she got proper treatment and care from the doctors. We then attended a seminar hosted by one of the hospital's dermatologists and learned about the effects of leprosy and its current status in India. Did you know that only 5% of the Indian population is susceptible to leprosy? And leprosy is actually not a disease of the skin, but a disease of the nerves! It is also not heritable, but is passed on by bodily functions and breathing. It was very insightful and interesting to learn all of these things.
After the hospital visit, we then went to deliver medicine to a leprosy colony (where we will return on Friday to give them treatment) and drove back to RSO. We just made it in time for "playtime" with the kids and were able to get a few games of soccer and basketball in! In the evening my 18 little "brothers" had the time of their lives giving me fabulous hairstyles. I must admit, some of them are much better at braiding than I am!
"Release the joy inside of another and release the joy inside of you."
After the hospital visit, we then went to deliver medicine to a leprosy colony (where we will return on Friday to give them treatment) and drove back to RSO. We just made it in time for "playtime" with the kids and were able to get a few games of soccer and basketball in! In the evening my 18 little "brothers" had the time of their lives giving me fabulous hairstyles. I must admit, some of them are much better at braiding than I am!
"Release the joy inside of another and release the joy inside of you."
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