{"id":4074,"date":"2016-10-11T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T09:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2016-10-11T10:13:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T09:13:59","slug":"on-the-spot-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2016\/10\/11\/on-the-spot-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"On the spot medical care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/blog-impromptu-stitches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4075\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/blog-impromptu-stitches.jpg\" alt=\"blog-impromptu-stitches\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/blog-impromptu-stitches.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/blog-impromptu-stitches-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>We are very thankful to have medical care at a moment\u2019s notice.\u00a0 Dr. Tim is always available for emergencies and medical treatment and advice. He is the proverbial boy scout when it comes to being prepared, that\u2019s for sure, with various medical supplies he keeps at his home.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t seen a magical black doctor\u2019s bag, but he does have a brown briefcase that serves him well, strapped on to his 4 wheeler\u2019s carrying rack.\u00a0 He is usually able to come up with what he needs at the spur of the moment. \u00a0We do have the hospital with a good staff and pretty decent equipment, but why walk all the way to the hospital with a deep gash on your leg when you can pop next door and get excellent treatment with someone who speaks your mother tongue?\u00a0 Luke Turk brought his sons and their friends home from high school in Yaounde last week, and while on the way noticed that the washing machines and trunks of belongings strapped on top of the truck were shifting.\u00a0 He climbed up there, in the rain, and while readjusting the load, the trunk under his feet tipped and he fell, gouging his leg on something on the way down.\u00a0 As soon as they got to Gamboula, Luke was quickly taken care of by Dr. Tim, using his dining room table as the treatment site.\u00a0 7 stitches later, Luke was able to go home and rest after a full day\u2019s drive.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Lord, for Dr. Tim and others who are at the ready when we need them!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4074&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very thankful to have medical care at a moment\u2019s notice.\u00a0 Dr. Tim is always available for emergencies and medical treatment and advice. 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