THE PROCEDURE:
Nick and kids take down the information for each individual and put a carbon copy in a ziplock bag. Pastor show looks in their ears to make sure they are not infected. The ones that past went on to put cotton with strings in their ears and then a green silicone seringed into their ears. They wait for a few mins then I take out the molds and put them in there bag. We then take the bags with us and turn them in to starkey. We have heard that for one person it is going to cost 500-3000 dollars. Later when they receive them they will be taught how to care for the hearing aids. I just really hope StarKey comes through to the end and doesnt just stop here.
The first day was at a school in Tangeru. There is always one really special kids, or gifted with being so social that sticks out and is not afraid to interact. At this school the boys name was Abdul. What an amazing child. The kids had so much fun with him trying to talk. They both picked up a lot of sign language and can ask: where they are from, their name and how old they are. Then for whatever else they wanted to talk about they drew pictures and acted out gestures. It was a great experience for the kids and us too!
The second day was at our bible school in Ngarmtone. Many school kids came and a lot of Masai people. This was a hard day. We were suppose to start at 10 but there was a misunderstanding and we had no otoschope for checking for infection. It took a long time. We tried a local hospital but they had none we could borrow. While Pastor show went into town to get one we all just hung out and the kids, nick and I ate lunch at the church there. We then started at 3 and we were done around 5 ish. It was a long day. But it was fun. The kids learnt that with the remaining silicone that they were discarding that they can make bouncy balls. So they had a good time doing that then handed them out to the kids as a gift before they left.
Moshi. There was not very many people this day. I think they did maybe 20 in all. The little boy in yellow took a long time to accept that he needed to get it done. Ethan and Lexxi both had to demenstrate, to show that it doesnt hurt! We even tried to bribe him with gum. The little boy in red could hear when he was born but was given quinine and ever since has not been able to hear. This is the case with most of Africa. They try to prevent malaria by taking quinine and it makes them deaf. There were so many children with this disability and malaria is not so prevelant here as it is along the coast. I am worried to see the numbers that we will be testing along the coast, hopefully this October.
