Hal's OMG Speech

 Wed night 10/7, Hal Goldberg spoke at our group dinner.  We wanted to share his witty comments.  Some you may understand others I will try to put in reference.
OMG: We really are in Africa!
OMG: We really are staying in a hotel!
OMG Hal tried to blow up the electrical supplies.(there is a different current here)
OMG Sat morning:  Look at all these boxes!  (Saturday morning was the first day of unpacking).
OMG Sunday evening:  It really looks like an OR, ICU and Telemetry unit!
OMG: Jamie, our pharmacist: "My blue stacked medicine holders are gone!"
OMG (as of Wed.night) We have operated on 6 patients:  complex heart disease and this is a testimonial to our surgeons, physicians and staff. Four out of 6 were repairs of valves rather than new valvular replacements.
OMG We really did bring the right medicines!
OMG Does Jim Dixon (biomedical engineer) ever stop working?
OMG We admitted 7 patients MondayOMG The physicians changed the schedule again!
OMG George is here from Australia? (George Shortis, pharmacist with 25 years humanitarian trips)OMG Josh arrived from Istanbul not Amsterdam.
OMG we can really care for patients 2000 miles from home.
OMG That really is a lion! In reference to the group that went to the National Park reserve Akagera where there are 2 lions that are not often seen. We have great excursions with great snacks!
OMG They have changed the schedule again!
OMG The pregnancy test is STILL not back!
OMG Hal is drawing another diagram.OMG The gorillas were found at 7000ft elevation! (reference to the excursion/hike to see the gorillas in the wild).
OMG Corri's mom is GREAT! Sunday night, Corri "facetimed" her Mom and introduced her to a lot of the team that were with her.
OMG In Summary: We really are in Africa!
Then Hal graciously and sincerely thanked Sandy (his wife) for her tireless work to make this trip happen successfully.