So it is Saturday, May 6, 2023 and it is a workday at Beacon Light mission in Wilmington. We were told to be there by 8 AM and we took the dog with us. We parked in the parking lot across from the back alley. The trailer was actually set up inside the mission instead of in the alley like before. Everything was a mess, and we had a hard time finding all the stuff. Catherine was there and she was of course very helpful. Jeff was also there and we all forgot to charge the Nomad X-ray unit before we started so after we had patients we had to wait until the battery pack was charged.
So we took turns petting Angel. She was brought into the compound while we were working. Jeff did the triage and KR and I and Linda Hu and Sheryl the hygienist worked. There was only one chair inside the trailer and three chairs setup outside.
KR had Damian the Loma Linda dental student as assistant. He left KR three times, KR said, instead of assisting he just went away when he thought something else needed to be done. KR also had a heck of a time taking teeth out. The suction was not strong, and the hand pieces would not work right and his light was fading. He was frustrated.
I only took out one tooth, on Paul, the guy from Harbor Rock. I took a bunch of x rays that turned out pretty good. Jeff left at noon to go to a wedding.
We left by 2 30 and after dropping KR off, I went tot he Kaplan's. They had a cookout and only Sumi and Bruce were l eft by the time I got t here after three. Neil and Adele were leaving for Julie's graduation so they gave me a LOT of food.
I came home and only did a bit of the floor exercises and was in bed by 8 24
I slept for 8 3/4 hours !!!!!
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