By Cesca Eaton | UK Operations Manager
Namaste!
We are pleased to report that Dr lalit continues to work hard at his postgraduate studies in Cairo, although he is still finding communication extremely difficult.
"All communication in the hospital is in Arabic, so it's hard for me to always understand what is being discussed! I am learning a bit of Arabic now and can understand a lot more" Dr Lalit
Lalit is working very long shifts in the hospital, sometimes as long a 30 hours with no rest. We asked him what he does on his day off: "I buy ingredients, cook, eat the food then sleep. I have no time to do anything else but I am happy as I need to eat and sleep a lot!" Dr Lalit
Meanwhile, Dr Nahakul is still working in his remote hospital in Manma, Kalikot District, where he has recently had to deal with a case of interlocking twins. A pregnant lady came to the hospital, carried in a basket by her family, after a 2 day walk; she was 33 weeks pregnant. Unlike in the West, she had not had a scan, so was completely unaware that she might be carrying twins. Dr Lalit was the first person to scan the lady. He noticed that the baby had two heads but only one heart and other organs.
"I was the only doctor in the hospital at the time and I had never seen interlocking twins before. When my colleague came on duty, we had to decide what to do with the pregnant lady and the babies. I managed to stem the lady's bleeding and because we only have very limited equipment in our hospital, I recommended that the she transfer to a bigger hospital in the valley. I arranged a helicopter to take the lady to the valley hospital, where she will stay until the doctors decide what to do. Unfortunately, the most likely outcome is that they will have to allow one baby to die to save the other one." Dr Nahakul
Our doctors would like to thank all our very generous donors who are enabling them to continue with their studies in Lalit's case, and for Nahakul to continue to carry out the life-saving work he is doing in the remote village where he grew up.
"The villagers remember me as the fun-loving little boy running around playing with a sock ball, and now I am their doctor. They are very happy to be treated by me as I really understand all their needs and can communicate with them on a different level to a doctor who does not come from my village. I would like to thank all the donors who have helped me to continue my work as a doctor. I promise to work very hard and would like to spend the rest of my life practicing medecine in my remote village. Thank you from my heart!" Dr Nahakul
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