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Day 4- clinic in Cité Soleil

So I just typed the beginning of this and then it got deleted and I don't feel like trying to remember everything it said. So here is the short of it: we woke up, ate breakfast, got ready, and headed to Cité Soleil for a clinic.

Cité Soleil is the largest slum in the western hemisphere. The people living there are living in extreme poverty. The city is very dirty, the people do not have access to clean water, and overall the living conditions are awful.

We worked again today with Dr.Robinson at a school in Cité Soleil that we have worked in before. We use the classrooms for triage, pharmacy, and the Dr's office.
I worked in pharmacy aging today. And today it was nicely organized but somehow all the pills that were to have been packed to bring with us were not. For example we had no ibeprofen. Which made it kind of difficult to be a pharmacist. But we gave put many vitamins intending to improve their overall health. We saw some babies, some elderly, and really people of every age.

It was awesome to help so many people in just a few short hours. We were sweaty and tired but the group was really great. Again it is inspiring to watch them work with the patients and with the translators to do their best to help whoever is up next.
Tonight we enjoyed our snacks until dinner, we enjoyed dinner, and we loved the cake! Happy Birthday Emily!
Really was a great day!

Love has no borders,
Rachel Martha

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