(Sep. 18, 2011,Soddo, Ethiopia)-- Extreme poverty. Severe famine. Homes made of grass or mud. That was the scene in Ethiopia, where Dr. Michelle Bahn-Palma and her sister, Lindsay Bahn, a registered nurse, spent about three weeks earlier this summer to help deliver babies and perform surgeries for the Christian-based World Medical Mission.
The sisters, who grew up in a farming family near Rush Lake in Winnebago County, said they had an eye-opening experience while volunteering in the third world country.
"The true meaning of poverty was much more than I expected," said Bahn-Palma, who is an OGBYN physician.
"You hear about it and know about the poverty and limitation of resources in Ethiopia, but you don't understand it until you actually see it and you are there experiencing it."
Bahn-Palma said it's difficult knowing that she could do more as a doctor, but couldn't because of medical limitations in Ethiopia. "I wanted to do more, but with a lack of resources there was just so much that I could do," she said. FULL ARTICLE AT the North Western »
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| our first baby delivered Soddo Christian Hospital |
"The true meaning of poverty was much more than I expected," said Bahn-Palma, who is an OGBYN physician.
"You hear about it and know about the poverty and limitation of resources in Ethiopia, but you don't understand it until you actually see it and you are there experiencing it."
Bahn-Palma said it's difficult knowing that she could do more as a doctor, but couldn't because of medical limitations in Ethiopia. "I wanted to do more, but with a lack of resources there was just so much that I could do," she said. FULL ARTICLE AT the North Western »
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