Preemptive Love

Good Morning from Libya!

You know it’s going to be a good morning when you arrive at the hospital and find one of the patients has a new sister!

It’s also a good morning when there are good reports from the night shift in the intensive care unit. Little Hemam had a good night—he just keeps getting stronger. He’s in the step-down unit now, which is just one step away from being sent home.

Aya had a good night too after her heart surgery yesterday. By the end of the day, she should have all these tubes figured out.

Rowabe had such a good night last night that she got to go home this morning! And she didn’t leave empty-handed…

She received a little doctor kit to remind her of her stay in hospital and the doctors and nurses who healed her heart.

Dear Malak, she went home this morning too. She’s a bit of a celebrity on the floor, and a crowd formed in the hallway when so many of us gathering to say good-bye. There is no question that Malak stole our hearts this week!

As patients become well and are sent home, new children fill up the ward—more children to care for with hearts to heal!