From Traci Fortney, Registered Nurse

This trip has been one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Yeah, we´ve been working our butts off (Dr. Farooqi especially, lol) in the OR, but what a rewarding experience overall. I love walking through the halls in the morning and seeing all the grateful faces of the people here in Ayacucho. So far, in the 3 days we have been operating we have done over 30 surgeries. Trust me, that is a ton with only 2 rooms available to use, 2 OR nurses and only 1 general surgeon, 1 colo-rectal, 1 gyne, and 1 urologist. The patients keep coming and despite the fact we haven´t stopped to eat, we keep going and doing the cases. I am definitely looking forward to coming back next year.