On Sunday I went to Cedar Ridge and managed to talk with several guys. No lack of excitement looms over that place. Well, maybe not all of them are excited to be there, but interesting things always seem to surface. One of the guys had moved to Israel as a kid with his mother and had been drafted into the Israeli military. He even spoke some Hebrew. Some new guys came into the treatment that could use some prayer. One of them has been through treatment various times. Thank you all for your prayers. Oh, and Happy Valentine's.
I was slightly anxious about it. Various people with medical knowledge were putting on a practical skills workshop where we would obtain some hands-on experience with basic medical instruments. The most worrisome was the syringe. I'm not terrified of needles, but the idea of being injected with saline solution was not appealing. My last memory of getting vaccines as a kid was unpleasant. I think it was a Hepatitis shot. All I remember is my arm aching for hours afterward. Upon my turn to receive an injection from my classmate, I was glad to find out that subcutaneous saline solution injections aren't that painful. It is hard to decide which is more stressful - giving a shot or getting one? "Bury the needle," the instructor said. Thankfully my "patient" was used to getting injections and I finished the process quickly and painlessly. We moved on to the next room, where we took pulse, listened to hearts, and tried to figure out blood pressure. One room was devoted to wraps for sprained ankles and such injuries. We got to look at eardrums through otoscopes and listened to breathing through stethoscopes. In all, I learned a few things and hope the knowledge will stay with me for years to come.
On Sunday I went to Cedar Ridge and managed to talk with several guys. No lack of excitement looms over that place. Well, maybe not all of them are excited to be there, but interesting things always seem to surface. One of the guys had moved to Israel as a kid with his mother and had been drafted into the Israeli military. He even spoke some Hebrew. Some new guys came into the treatment that could use some prayer. One of them has been through treatment various times. Thank you all for your prayers. Oh, and Happy Valentine's.
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