Alfven and I were inside with Kit chatting and there was a crowd outside, intently looking at something. We guessed that Selena was trying to help the Dalmatian because her burns aren't getting much better. She is having a very hard time healing and Selena said she would like to see if she could help her. Selena is studying to be a health care worker.
After a few minutes we decided to go out and check on what was going on. When we got there Long was laying down on a bench with his foot up on Selena who was holding ice on it. He was whimper/crying but not loud at all. His foot had 2 puncture type wounds on the top bone. The kids said he had dropped a brick on it. That is such a painful injury!
The orphanage workers were so concerned! They were worried he broke it. Kit told them to take Long to the clinic which is a 5 minute ride into a little larger village. We prayed as a group over Long and two staff pulled up a moto, sat Sengho between them and rode off.
I asked Kit how the clinic works. He said that they pay cash or they won't be seen. He said if people can't pay they can die outside. He said an X-ray and care would take about $20 but if he needs a cast it would be more like $100.
When planning our trip, Kit had told us this village has a witch doctor down the street but no really good medical care close. Ream had a surgical emergency back in the winter and they wound up taking her very far away to a Thai hospital for the best care around.
Long got back after dinner and the foot was not broken. He's not using it for the time being. No matter how broken our health care is in the states, thank the good Lord we have some! An injury here can be quickly life altering!
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