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Instead of walking the halls of our Providence buildings, today, your delegation was walking the dirt streets of a small village in Tierra Blanca. There were three medical teams that made home visits. Our goal wasn't to fix anything or anyone but to be together with the needy in the community -- to learn about where they live and how they live and to somehow make a connection, to offer a healing presence. All of these words seem so trite when, in fact, everyone in the group is struggling to articulate what is going on in our hearts and in our heads. Just know that we are stretching ourselves and are relying on our families at home to help keep us grounded and centered. Making the children in the homes laugh and smile with some old dinosaur stickers on index cards or a single piece of candy was a delight. The visit to the hospital here -- to see the stark halls, the dogs walking through the meeting space and to hear the children crying was another experience. Even after years of traveling to various corners of the world, I, indeed, feel like I am becoming a citizen of the world.
Lisa
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Nice to see you and them smiling, Scardina! Thanks for the news. Since I'm sure you're curious: It's overcast here, high 57, low 45; we are putting the finishing touches on the PAP document; Matt and I coincidentally wore matching blue shirts yesterday and were teased relentlessly by Tolotti et al; interviewed Lisa Johnson MD/Olympia for Conv with Phys Leaders this morning; and there are new AP rules out regarding when to include periods when abbreviating directions like North, Northwest, etc. Be well!
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From Matt Schuld: thank you all for your time in posting for us back home. We miss you and wish you all the best in your adventures. Vaya con Dios.
You're leaving some mighty big footprints for the rest of us to follow, Lisa! See you Monday! John S.
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