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Team Heart Reunion

  Team Heart Reunion Potluck!   Saturday, June 12th, 7:30pm, Casual 64 Beethoven Avenue, Waban, MA 02468  

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Applications for 2011 Team now being accepted!!!

Team Heart applications are now being received for the February 4-25, 2011 trip to Rwanda.  Exact dates of travel will depend on the position for which you are accepted.  Advance volunteers team for set-up and unpacking will leave first, followed

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Thank you from Dr. Bolman

Team Heart, Now that we are all safely home, I wanted to take this opportunity to extend to each and every member of the team my personal thanks and deep gratitude for all the hard work, dedication and trust in

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Patient discharges

Susan, Claudine, Delphine and Emmanuel all went home yesterday!

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There is no more Intensive Care Unit

There as been a great deal of movement over the last few days.  The I.C.U. is empty and many patients are gaining strength in the step down unit.  Emmanuel is no longer attached to a chest tube and is moving

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Carmen leaves the OR

Carmen, an O.R. scrub nurse finally received a break yesterday.  She, along with other members of Team Heart, traveled to Akagiara Park and the Partners in Health Clinic.  Carmen was amazed by the countryside.  She saw women carrying large amounts

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Thoughts from Team Heart Member Ashley Slater

Saturday was a successful day in the step down unit.  As you can see by the picture some patients were enjoying the fresh air outside of the unit.  Susan and Emmanuel were visited by Team Heart’s first patient, Celestin. Susan

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Inspirational visits from former patients

Today is our second to last day operating.  Three Team Heart members are supposed to depart this evening and hopefully Europe will be up and running by tonight so that they can make their connection through Brussels and Frankfurt.  Unfortunately,

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Gisimba Memorial Center

Today team members Andy Willett, Ashley Slater, and Christopher Dacey visited the local orphanage.  Andy has been working tirelessly to help the orphanage fix the septic tanks.  Andy was notified by the director many of the toilets were backing up

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Scene from the OR

Dr. Bolman and team operating at KFH.

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