We visited the mother and child who were sick. She did not want to go to the hospital yet.
The volunteer firefighter who spoke kakchiquel, resting on the way up the mountain.Today I translated for a doctor who was visiting from New Mexico. We went back to Santa Catarina with the bomberos (firefighters) to bring a woman who had had a miscarriage and was still bleeding. We rode in the back of the ambulance, a first for me and I hope it will be the last time, especially one in Guatemala. It was very bare, just a strecher, an oxigen tank, IV and little else.
One of the firefighter's spoke Kakchiquel so when the doctor had a question I would translate it into Spanish and then the firefighter would translate it to Kakchiquel. Then the woman would answer and he would translate it for me and I would translate it to English. It was like a telephone game.
One of the firefighter's spoke Kakchiquel so when the doctor had a question I would translate it into Spanish and then the firefighter would translate it to Kakchiquel. Then the woman would answer and he would translate it for me and I would translate it to English. It was like a telephone game.
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