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| For most, spring break in the Carribbean means fun and sun. For Betsy, though, it meant learning and sharing. As part of a medical contingent visiting the Dominican Republic from Feb. 15 to 24, Betsy helped provide medical and surgical care to the needy people of the area. "I had spent months gather- ing equipment and medications and donations (enough to provide anesthesia to what we had been told would be about 40 patients)," Betsy wrote. "Our team had two surgeons, one anesthesiologist, one CRNA, (fellow anesthesia student) Margaret and I, one ER physician -- he ran the clinic -- a pediatric nurse -- she also helped run the clinic -- and several nurses to help with getting patients ready for surgery and to help patients |
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| SURVIVOR STANDINGS |
| 1. Steven 2. Lesley 3. Bobby 4. Kelly 5. Mike W. 6. Judy and Mick 7. Lanie 8. Mike S. 9. Monkey |
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| Liz, Katy, Mary Jane and Sherry were nothing if not festive recently during Jim Monaghan's St. Patrick's Day Parade in the French Quarter. It was the parade's first year without its namesake leading the way, but a good time was had by all anyway. As for their get-ups, Liz said, "I worried about wearing orange T-shirts -- they were left over from a long-ago Halloween parade. I consulted with the guys from the Belfast Circus -- two stiltwalkers and a fire swallower -- and they said it wouldn't be politically incorrect as long as we wore green with them. So, as you can see, we did. (Photo submitted by Liz) |
| Mike scores in Oscar contest |
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| OSCAR STANDINGS |
| 1.Mike S. 2. Katy 3. Judy and Mick 4. Lanie 5. Monkey |
| Betsy is back from Dominican Republic |
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| Look again; that's not Venus Williams. It's Betsy, with her new hand-braided cornrows. _________ |
| recover from surgery. "We spent four days at the hospital, performed 69 surgeries, both pediatric and adult. The clinic saw about 500 people. It was crazy. There were so many people that needed help. I wish we could have done more!" The extent of poverty on the island is dramatic, and, Betsy said, one can't help but to leave with a fresh perspective and feeling thankful "for all that we've |
| Betsy and fellow anesthesia student Margaret get a little R&R on the beaches of the Dominican Republic. (Photo submitted by Betsy.) |
| got." Despite keeping a full work schedule, Betsy and friends managed to find time for some decompression, island style, via sightseeing and relaxing on the pristine beaches. "I had been practicing my Spanish for several months. It was fun to experiment with my new language -- only a few word mishaps -- but all in all, I was able to do pretty well." |
| Betsy, sixth chair from left, sunbathes naked on La Playa del Gazongas in the Dominican Republic. (Photo submitted by Betsy.) |
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| COVINGTON -- Halle Berry's Academy Award win was big, but it wasn't the biggest upset of Oscar's big night. No, that title goes to Mike Scott, who ousted Judy and Mick as the champs of the family Oscar pool. The field was narrow -- only five teams com- peted this year -- but Mike correctly picked the winners in 12 of 24 cat- egories to claim the title. "I'd like to thank all the little people who helped make this happen," Mike said after winning. "I'm so thrilled to have won. I'm sobbing like Halle Berry right now." The defending champs actually finished third, correctly picking 10 categories. In second was Katy's team, the second year in a row Katy has been first runner-up in the Oscar pool. (Always a bridesmaid...) Not surprisingly, the worst performance in the contest was by Dartboard Monkey, the team whose picks are selected by giving an arthritic monkey a handful of darts and poiting him toward an Oscar ballot. SURVIVOR: For the second week in a row, the leader in the family Survivor pool is the player who probably watches the show the least: Steven. Bringing up the rear among the human contestants once again is Mike Scott, who is battling Dartboard Monkey to stay out of the cellar. |
