We have a wonderful retired physician and medical school professor and his wife, an RN, serving as our Area Medical Authorities. They are based in Manila and there is hardly a day that goes by when I don't have to get some medical advice from them. When you think about us working with close to 150 missionaries in an underdeveloped country, like the Philippines, it's no wonder that we have sick missionaries from time to time. But with Elder and Sister Jafek's help (they are available 24/7)we can solve most of the cases and avoid sending our missionaries to the doctor or hospital. (Many see the badges with the Church's logo as a bank roll. We've had many cases in the past of a hospital doing a huge battery of unneeded exams before releasing our missionaries.) Since most drugs are available without a prescription we're able to get the advice from the Jafek's and take care of our missionaries needs.
Anyway, Elder and Sister Jafek flew in for a 2-day quick visit, where they helped train me better. It's my job to handle most of these medical emergencies and I so appreciated all the things they taught me.
So you can see what it's lik--just this week we've had:
Three cases of stomach aches.
One case of constipation.
One case of sore throat and coughs.
Another one that is coughing.
One that fainted.
Two with Dengue Fever. (It's a terrible flu that comes from a mosquito bite.)
Two in-grown toe nails (one had to be operated on, another one we're watching for a few more days to see if there's improvement.)
One who needed emergency oral surgery.
One that is dizzy.
You can see how important Elder and Sister Jafek are to our mission!
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