Fun with languages

It is Monday and therefore everyone who was told to come back in 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks showed up. New help arrived for orthopedics over the weekend so we had 3 rooms going at full tilt and someone rounding on the patients in the tents and 2 MD's in the OR. We had a nurse anesthetist in the clinic so we could sedate some of the little fighters to get their casts off and their stitches out with less trauma for them and us. So we took off casts, removed the stitches cleaned the wounds and set some up for surgery. And gave out lollipops and toys.
In the second room, we had an Italian nurse who did not speak English so I translated. I was surprised at how well I did. We also had some Spanish speaking patients so I used my pathetic Spanish as well. And I now know a few words of Creole so I use those in combination with very bad french to greet people and wish them luck. I can say "no Problem" in Creole which I use frequently.
By 1:15 we looked up and had seen the bulk- I have no idea how many but the morning flew by and it was good. And in the course of 15 minutes I spoke English, Spanish, Creole and Italian which was great fun. All in a all most satisfactory morning.