An absolutlely incomparable experience

So I hav ehad the amazing opportunity to work with a wonderful group of doctors, nurses and regular good people to provide a service that is of dire need here in the Dominican Republic...especially where I live right now. I have a friend named Rachele who told me that here Aunt and Uncle always come to visit the DR to do missions in Las Matas de Farfan, which is my closest pueblo. So she convinced me to come along and help translate for the doctors and patients!

I could have never imagined that I would be helping with sometimes life saving operations bc I was ablr to speak to people who were often neighbors of mine from just up the road. The gratitude these people had for what they were recieving I could not match with my smile. They always told everyone how thankful they were and I am so lucky to be able to see and feel the residual lasting effects of a chartible act by a group of incredibly kind and generous people.

I not only translated for the removal of tumors on face, breast, etc... but atcually had the opportunity to scrub in and assist in the Surgery as I spoke to the patient recieving the operationa and help to remove the part in question.

Don´t worry I wasn´t leading the surgery, but rather taking instruction on how to help the doctor whom was removing the lumps, etc... The true skill and power of these people is remarkable and envied. I simply assisted in the operation and felt that I would never feel something like that ever again in my life.

I truly believe that I am one of the luckiest people Alive and cant imagine doing anything else right now In my Life.

Cheers to those who give of themselves, and a Saludo to those who did it with me this last week in Las Matas de Farfan!

Jefe