All is well in Freeport....no really it is....honestly!!!
We left the -20 degrees in Calgary and the threat of snow in Toronto to a balmy 26 ...maybe more.
Upon arrival, we sailed through immigration and customs. I think the customs agent thought Helen was a "real" doctor as she quizzed her about a friends inner ear problems....let me tell you even I said intelligent things!!!
We went to the local grocery store....then were slapped with a power outage....good thing we are white so we could see each other in the parking lot! Our host Mary and her husband Basil are SO lovely :) We have certainly found a wonderful friend and she is very excited that we are here to model a different style of care. Mary has 3 dogs and a crazy parrot called Webster who talks and imitates the phone, the appliances and likes to forage in the garbage when he is let out of his cage!
We had a very quick tour of the hospital because Mary had to drop off a breast pump for a new mom. It is a one story affair and quite primitive, though the staff are lovely. We get to have a proper tour/orientation with one of the nurses on Monday. There are 2 labor rooms, each with 2 beds and a flimsy curtain between them. Privacy is not a priority, or maybe it is just not possible given the resources here. There is one small delivery room which the moms are moved to when they are close to delivery. It is not much bigger than the labor room and they get to lie flat on their backs until birth because that is the most convenient for the delivery staff... hopefully we can make a difference in this department at the very least.
Tomorrow we get to explore our surroundings and Mary is taking us to a fund-raising jazz event for the infant nursery, at which she promises to introduce us to lots of people. Pics to follow.
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