From July 21st through August 1 we helped out with an eye campaign here in Arequipa. I triaged patients while Sarah, Mia and Paul translated for the volunteers from Canada and the USA and Amy fit people with new glasses. Sarah even got to spend time in the operating room with the ophthalmologists as they removed cataracts. They need translators, since the patients are awake when they have cataracts removed! She thought it was really cool, especially when they numb up the eyeball by putting a big needle behind the eye! We're thankful that our kids were on vacation and could help with this event. They made friends with the kids of an ophthalmologist couple that were here and continue conversing via Facebook. I think all parents think their children's childhood is very different from their own, but at times I think my kids' experiences and my own couldn't be more different!
