About a month ago I visited Hospital Carrion in el Callao to volunteer in an International Operation Smile Mission. I spent the day from 8am until 3pm trying to take care of the kids pre and post operation.
It was an incredible experience. However, it was also tought at times. Especially the mothers, it was hard for them to let go of their kids when it was time for their operation. Some of the kids were pretty calm before the operation but others who were uneasy were harder to treat. It was another reality after what I see every day in my life. This is my third year being part of an Operation Smile mission and these are always worth it at the end of the day.