Hi folks!

We are staying at the Adrian area now in Michigan. We came on Sunday from the Niagara Falls (it was 7 hours drive). Adrian seems familiar, for there`s lots of fields and farms as on the area I live in.

We had our vocational days today and I got to see Bixley Medical Center, so thanks to Kathy Greenlee and Lisa for giving me a tour in there. These private hospitals are wonderful with all the equipment and really specialized health care. I want to have mys children in one of those delivery rooms! Big difference between Finnish health care system seems to be the group of really specialized staff on one sector or diagnosis areas. Ultrasouds are mostly done by techinicians for example. The other difference is the large numper of volunteer work they get for the hospitals. I wish we had those people who put their time and efford on helping the staff and the patients on the areas where no education on nursing is required.

At 1 PM we had lunch at the home of Mark and Mary Murray and the afternoon we spent practicing golf (my first time on that game). But the best part was the great Mexican food on El Chaps and the movie we went to see, What happens in Las Vegas. Thank you Nancy Herr for the wonderful evening!

Love you all at home!

Mari the Mom

Heips!

Olemme nyt laskeutuneet Adrianiin Michiganiin 7 tunnin ajon jalkeen Niagaralta. Asumme Mike ja Nancy Herrin luona. Maisemat nayttavat maalaistytosta tutuilta, peltoja ja tilaa. Vietimme tanaan ammatilliset aamut. Olin Bixbyn sairaalassa ja kiitos Kathy Greenleelle ja Lisalle kierroksesta. Pari silmiinpistavaa eroa on sairaaloissa Suomen ja Michiganin valilla: toinen on suuri diagnoosiammattilaisten joukko, joita kutsutaan teknikoiksi ja toinen on vapaaehtoisten joukko, jotka tekevat ison osan tyosta, johon ei tarvita hoitotyon koulutusta.

Yhdelta lounastimme Mike ja Mary Murrayn kotona ja sen jalkeen olin elamani ensimmaisissa golf-harjoituksissa. Joka tapauksessa paivan mahtava lopetus oli meksikolainen ruoka El Chaps-ravintolassa ja sen jalkeen Cameron Diazin elokuva: Mita tapahtui Las Vegasissa. Kiitos Nancylle ihanasta illasta!

Rakastan teita kotona!

Mari-aiti