Sorry no pictures

I tried to upload a few pictures but it is just not working tonight. It has been a good few days. Yesterday I worked 2-10pm. I basically started IV's on the new patients and then helped the other nurses do vital signs, etc. It was very busy on the wards because a lot of patients were coming back from surgery. We currently have 2 pretty sick kids on one of the units so please keep them in your prayers.

Today I went to Missionaries of Charity again. I really like it there. This time instead of meeting with the ladies, I went to the baby/toddler section. The kids were sooo darling. Some of them were so tiny and skinny, however. If I am understanding correctly, many of these kids are HIV positive. You wouldn't guess it by the smiles on their faces. We just played with them, or held them. We happened to still be there when they were served lunch. They put all the little baby's on a clean looking floor, take off there shirts leaving them with just their diapers on (I'm sure this saves on laundry) and give them the dishes of food. I was surprised at how much these tiny ones could eat! The one I fed ate a whole dish of rice covered with African food that looked really spicy.

There was a little boy about five years old that walked through the eating area. He was really skinny and tired looking and had some kind of purple ointment under his nose that I have seen used on patients here before. I had to stop myself from crying right there. There was something about the look on this little boys face that hit me hard. This poor little innocent boy has to deal with such an aweful illness. He walked through and when I turned around to look, I saw him just lay on his bed and curl up and close his eyes. The baby's seemed very happy for the most part--with the exception of a few that seemed sick. The little boy on the other hand, looked defeated. I feel so sad for him that he has to suffer like this. It's just wrong. I just pray God has mercy on him and gives him some happiness and joy in his life.