Hey
everyone, this week is our last we here at Cape Town and I have to admit I am
very sad. I’ve had so many memorable moments but one of my most memorable
experiences this past week is the thank you dinner that we hosted for the
supervisors at our various placements. At the dinner I got to meet the people
at the other placements that everyone couldn’t stop talking about. This dinner
was so memorable to me because I finally realized why they could not stop
talking about them.
The people were so kind and actually loved what they did. I
was given a chance to personally say thank you to my supervisors in front of
everyone and I could not refuse. I wanted everyone to know how being place at
Tafelsig Clinic changed my life forever. There I learned from doctors and
nurses that were more interested in changing the life style of the patients
instead of just prescribing medicine. The sisters at Tafelsig Clinic taught me
that the path to better health is a better lifestyle. The sisters educated the
patients on different diseases and how one can get them. I really enjoyed
giving talks on hypertension and diabetes to the patients each morning with the
other volunteers. The patients were very attentive and curious to know more.
They always asked questions at the end of the presentation and when we did not
know the answers we made sure to refer them to one of the nurses or doctors. The
sisters also taught me the importance of treating every individual patient
regardless of what was wrong with them with care and respect. Regardless of how
busy it was at the clinic, the sisters always made sure to give the patients the
time and care that they needed and if they could not provide it send them
elsewhere to get it. As a person that wants to be in the health field in the
near future this experience was empowering and made me believe that I can go
into any healthcare filed I want if I put my mind to it.
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