Day 2

Today we had no IV fluid so we couldnt even give meds till 1pm because we had nothing to mix them with. I only wrapped one body today- but two died over night. Families watched in amazement as I helped a woman dress. That just isnt done by the nurse. They were like this girl's got a Florence Nightingale complex. What else- I saved a life.. of that I am sure. And my little honey better be waiting for me in the morning cause I worked really hard to jerry rig oxygen and catheters and fluids. And it's hopeless really. 27 with upper GI bleed. For the most part, at Mulago, if someone has a something actually life threatening you just watch them die to save the supplies for someone who will most likely make it. I organize family members to help me carry the beds because none of the wheels work. O2 tubing is IV tubing cut and taped together. There are 2 IV poles and they are both missing all the wheels...hanging off to the side. There's so much left over supplies in the states that could help these people. I don't even know why they come. A lot of families say "let us go. we think he's gonna die".