Thank you

This is to say thank you. We needed another article for journal club on Tuesday and were not happy with what we had. My friend Christine had emailed and offered to do anything we needed so I asked her to get us an article on surgical infection. Well, she sent 4 and now we can select the one that is most appropriate for this setting. Thanks Christine!
Tonight we watched a movie on Pol Pot and the slant was it was all Richard Nixon’s fault. Now I am not a big fan of Nixon but I think that is a stretch, so I need to read a more historical view point from someone unbiased if it exists. But it was a terrible episode in the history of this country and its impact will continue to be felt for a long time. The Cambodian people have been wonderful to us and tonight when we went to the hospital to use their wireless internet, we saw a nurse we had worked with who wanted to make sure we had everything we need. Then Peng the computer genius was on the campus delivering a huge bag of clothing that had been donated (it is Sunday evening). He paused to make sure my computer was operating properly. This hospital seems to be a true vocation and the employees are dedicated in a way I have not seen in the states. They seem to really believe in the mission. It is amazing/impressive.
One thing that we have talked about over and over is that there are so many men in Nursing here. They are wonderful with the children as are the female nurses, but we come from a setting that is so completely female dominant that this is surprising. We asked if nurses were respected here and the answer was no but I think we need to explore exactly what that means. I have enormous respect for these nurses. Any of them have multiple degrees in areas like IT and business. As I said, they are impressive people.
We ended tonight on a humorous note with me getting my feet groomed by fish. Totally bizarre and a once in a lifetime experience as the nibbling of “dead skin” was just too weird as far as I am concerned.