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This evening, after a very long and stressful day in the OR, several of us (techs, nurses, surgeons) were sitting around and were talking and decompressing. The topic of conversation somehow came around to Whiffle Ball...
That led to a piece of webril being unwound, wadded up, and then encased in a thin layer of duct tape...
Which of course led to an excursion to our supply tent, which we found an unusable piece of aluminum (part of the end support brace for a cot), some cotton batting (there are thousands of rolls...), then the idea to use up some of the fiberglass splinting/casting material we have (a gazillon rolls of...), add a small roll of coban to the end... and what do you have.... a baseball bat!
By 4:30 pm we were in the field at the western end of camp... bases set... pitching and batting practice done... when we had the first ever, official baseball game, lasting only two innings, in Port Au Prince, at the Project Medishare camp! We even had a few people watching and cheering for us!
Tomorrow is the second day in our season, and we have quite the roster of individuals who want to play!
A little diversion... a little piece of home... a little fun...
Gotta keep it all in perspective! ;)
Ray
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RIGHT ON! Keep up the great work and good spirits. Each of you are making a difference with your heart and skills. I like the baseball game description. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date as we prepare to leave next week. Keep up the wonderful commitment and dedication. Cheers! Heather
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