DONATIONS TO THE 2010 VIETNAM AID EXPEDITION

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GOALS OF THE 2010 AID EXPEDITION

MEDICAL TEAM (JANET) ---The medical team will work to help with several aspects of health--prevention and treatment. The clinic literally sees hundreds of patients (both adults and children) while we are there. Dental issues and preventative care will also be addressed

SCHOOL TEAM (ROSE AND JEREMY)---The school team will help with restocking the library and working on the playground as well as distributing donations to the families.



JEREMY IN VIETNAM AT THE TIME OF HIS ADOPTION (JULY, 1998). JEREMY WAS 8 MONTHS OLD

ROSE AT THE TIME OF HER ADOPTION IN VIETNAM (NOVEMBER 2001). ROSE WAS 4 MONTHS OLD

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Hello again;

Well camp is done. Yesterday was the final day. We saw a lot of patients on the final morning. I know I drew a lot of blood. There were some very sad situations presented to the doctors who to a certain extent were powerless to help but sent to the hospital in hopes that they could. Some even sadder emotional situations with young girls.

Anyway, then we went to the trash dump (a smell which I cannot get out of my head). It was unbelievable but the people actually live there. There was a very very young baby there as well. It was a very emotional time for everyone.

Then we came back to the hotel and showered and got ready to go to the school again for the big celebration (Cambdian New Year). Lots of food made by the locals and lots of celebrating and silly skits and songs and dancing and stuff. Everybody was sad to leave the kids.

Back to the hotel and took the kids out for ice cream and adults for drinks and saying farewell.

Today we are headed back to Saigon (flying so we can make a flight back to Hanoi this time). Then we hopefully visit Ms. Thuy and do some shopping. Then on Saturday we are going to Yen Bai and Phu Tho to see the childrens families. Then back to Saigon.

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