Becca In Perú

Welcome to my blog! This page is to share with you some of my life experiences here in Peru. Feel free to browse through my articles posted. It is a lot of what I see, hear, and observe, as well as my thoughts and inspirations from it. It may not accurately represent the culture in which I am living, as it is through my eyes and not theirs, but it may give you a little taste of Peru and my life here.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Fransisca


I have been able to do a bit more this week in a nursing role with a woman by the name of Fransisca. She is here in Lima, but born and raised in a small village outside of Cusco. She speaks Quechua, and understands some Spanish. Dr Allen sent her to us here to have some more tests run on a tumor in her spine. The tests came back positive for a malignant tumor, and it was decided for her to start radiation therapy right away. Her daughter Hilda is also here, and they have been staying with the Berry's. I was able to help with her bathing and teaching techniques to Hilda as Fransisca has been quite weak. These past few days she has gotten a lot weaker, and today, especially it has been a huge struggle for her to be able to urinate. We got the necessary supplies, and I inserted a foley catheter. I don't have too many opportunities to use my nursing skills, and it was good to know that A: I could help tend to a need that other people can't yet and B: some skills are ingrained enough and not forgotten. It was another one of those times where I knew that this was yet another reason God has me here at this time.

We didn't have the full kit that is so helpful in the states, and I had to "mas o menos" (more or less) make my own bootleg sterile area and kit, and some supplies I would've used weren't available, so I made do with what I could. (Boiling water can sterilize and is sterile, without it I would've been stuck!) It was quite different than what I'm used to back home, but with what was available, it was done as sterile and clean as possible. I'm glad she was and is now able to have some relief. Next week the Berry's will be going on vacation for a few days, so I'll be staying there to help as needed.

Please pray for Fransisca and Hilda, as well as the rest of their family. Hilda accepted Christ last week, and is eager to learn more. Fransisca accepted Christ in Cusco when someone shared with her. Please pray for her healing, comfort, and the treatments needed.

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