Africa by bathtub

It is our first weekend back in Katse. Things at the clinic are going well. We are so proud of the nurses. They did an excellent job while we were gone, and it feels so great to see how their confidence and knowledge have grown. There have been some major staffing changes though, which has proven to be a bit frustrating. The first one is downright funny. Our matron delivered a baby boy in her hometown a few days ago, so obviously she is not at work. Now, when we left for India one month ago….we had NO IDEA she was pregnant (let alone 8 months pregnant!!!) Someone told us that the matron of Katse had delivered a baby and we thought they were mistaken. WE COULD NOT TELL!!!! She’s a bigger lady as it is, and just didn’t have the shape of someone “with child”. We were feeling super foolish, but after talking to some physicians, they had no idea either, and they had seen her only days before she delivered. Two of the remaining nurses are retiring at the end of the year, leaving us with just one superstar to focus our education efforts on. She’s doing a super job though, so I’m sure Katse will be ok.

There’s this youth program in Katse that has been funded by Prince Harry. Today, the Prince of Lesotho and Prince Harry helicoptered in to Katse village. We almost missed it because we got so into this Animal Kingdom show about Big Cats. (We were all concerned if Simba was going to lose his pride to 2 other lions.) We made it though, and by virtue of not looking Basotho (and the only people to be severely underdressed), were asked by all his “people” who we were and how we fit into things. So we got introduced to Harry and Lesotho’s prince (and I can’t tell you his name because it was complicated and my ears just don’t hear those sounds properly,). Sam’s hours of geeking out on the stats really paid off because he was able to spout them out to all these royal people. The camera was all up in his face too. SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR SAM ON TV WITH PRINCE HARRY (and me in the background nodding my head in agreement). It was pretty cool. Then we headed off for a hike in GREEN Katse hills. What can I say? Just another day in Lesotho.

Devi

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