The end is near...

For once I'm going to write to all of you guys! I haven't said too much about my time here on Mercy Ships because I've mainly been showing pictures I really didn't know what to say. This is one of my final weeks in Madagascar and probably my last blog post. Throughout my time here I had a hard time showing/telling about the work Mercy Ships does here in Madagascar because not only do I not work in the hospital but I also am not allowed to share pictures of the patients unless they are taken by the Mercy Ships communications team.

I had many plans when I originally came here to Mercy Ships but many of them got halted rather quickly! My first plan was to donate blood for the patients during their surgeries but that didn't end up happening because I got a piercing within the past year which makes me ineligible to donate because I have a higher chance of Hep C. Then my next plan was to observe a surgery! That idea was also quickly altered when I decided to be there for my friend when it was her turn to give blood because I quickly realized that I couldn't handle any sign of blood! Not even a bit that was flowing lightly into a bag! So I decided that going into a surgery where they slice people open is probably not the best idea.

But luckily that doesn't mean that I don't get to see any of the patients. Sometimes at night my friends and I go down and visit the wards and maybe even make the nurses a midnight snack. :) I also had the chance to visit the Hope Centre. The Hope Centre is where all the patients are brought before their surgery and after once they are stable.

My mind has run a blank on things to say about the change and surgeries that Mercy Ships is bring to Madagascar right now, but if you any of you have any questions just post them in the comments below and I'll do my best to answer them. :)

Parc Ivoloina

Manda Fort

 Africa Mercy

 Drive to Foulpoint

 Fort Manda

 Taxi Brousse (the main mode of transportation)

 Inside the fort

 I found a cannonball!!

 A selfie with the girls at the fort

Ended the day relaxing on the beach!

Halfway already!

 view from the ship

 PACKAGE FROM HOME!!!!

 Just having some fun in radiology getting an ultrasound!

 MY LIVER!!! :)

cabin night

 banyan trees