Don’t forget to see video’s from our trip, go to:
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New Video’s will be uploaded daily this coming week.
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You say Goodbye and I say Hola.
Dateline: Saturday October 17th, 2009
Last day in Santiago, We slept in late, 7 am, due to the festivities last night. I think I am getting a cold because my voice is quite hoarse. It couldn’t have to do with all the singing last night.
It was very busy at Cabral hospital for a saturday morning, everyone was around to see us off on the last day. The Tower of terror boys were on hand.
The little guy in red was the man who sat on the elevator roof and took directions from Manny.
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Manny poses with Joe Bondranko our hired gun
anesthesiologist from Tennessee.
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We hit the ICU and saw that everyone was doing fine. We pulled the last set of chest tube’s on the man who had an Aortic valve replacement from yesterday and his wires.
My woman that was an AVR/MVR from monday with nodal rhythm was now in sinus!
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There is no doubt the “Shinning Star”of the group was the first surgical patient of the trip, Dr Crouch’s AVR/MVR. She looked great and was ready to sing for us.
After rounds were done, 7 of the 10 post-op’s walked out to the waiting area for some group photo’s.
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I think the National grocery store got it right: Christmas had come early, for these 10 people. And when we all got together it was like celebrating, not like last nights festivities but a quieter more meaningful celebration of life.
And then, Our first lady the AVR/MVR from monday sang for everyone and the silence was broken, like when when the Grinch(Boris Karloff not Jim Carry) hears the Who’s singing…..it brought goosebumps. It was a very special and touching moment.
(If you want to really see and hear her sing, got to you tube and search: ccquinnmd or Heart 2 Heart song Cabral)
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We made many great friends in Santiago. especially with the resident doctors who helped us every step of the way. We are all very grateful!
We were all sad to leave our new friends, but the work was done (for now) and it was time to begin the trek home. All of us a little richer, on the inside!
Dr Romey and Dr Sarah
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Dr Shayanne
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Dr Juan Carlos Geronimo
and our own Betsy Dunst RN
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No One on this trip worked harder than Mrs Joan Pascotto.
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Dr Crouch and I are very grateful to Dr Pascotto for his sage advise
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I am especially indebted to my OR/ICU team who really made it all happen.
Thank you so much!
And many thanks to our Special Guest Star; Dr Will Szerenyi, who kept us grounded and laughing all the way!
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It is funny how even 40 years later, the Beatles still seem to have gotten it right.
“And, in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.” (Abbey Road 1969)
Ain’t that the truth.
Hope you enjoyed the ride as much as I did.
Cheers and good night.
Curt Quinn, MD
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