Thursday 22 October 2009

Head injuries

One week ago, one of our Ghurkha security guards from Nepal was mown down by a motorcycle whilst jogging at dawn. He was running with a bigger group of crew, who scooped him up and bought him back to the ship, where he went into intensive care. He had massive head injuries, both internal and external, and we really thought the worst might happen. But praise God, he has made a good recovery. Although he was unconscious for a while, and remained under observation with a hugely swollen head and whiplash, he is already up on his feet and walking around the ship. They make them tough in Nepal! One of our senior nurses said it is nothing short of a miracle that he has recovered so swiftly without permanent injury, and it was only the power of prayer that brought him through! Praise God! And that's the beauty of living on a hospital ship crewed by a bunch of Christians. Olly

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