I just feel it shows the team work of our group and that of the El Salvador group. The young mother I saw was in due to her baby loosing weight and she had a sore on her breast. After asking her questions and finding more information, she was breast feeding when she did not have food. We sent her to Mental health and they talked with her and found out she had no income and many days without food. Padro the social worker got her some groceries and is taking her on as a special assignment to help her find ways to earn money or food. That is what I think our whole mission is all about. Follow up is what is most important and with the excellent team we have here and in El Salvador I feel these people are better off.
Many of the patients I saw over the last week had a lot of emotional problems. There were too many without food or a means to supply for their families.
Last year my little girl who was so sick, came back to see me this year! She was doing much better but her sisters and she were complaining of stomach aches when they eat. Come to find out they only get one meal a day and sometimes not even that much. Their mom has 12 children she is trying to feed! I keep thinking of the amount of food that is sometimes wasted by all of us and feel guilty that I have too much and they have none. I sent them to mental health group.
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