Another Side of Quito

Part 2 - By Robin Fillner - SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. We were supposed to go on a little tour, but I was so interested in this woman's story (and she spoke clear English) that I didn't go on the tour. Others said that there are three toilets on each floor and right after you walk out of the stall you are in the kitchen so it's easy to get sick. The rooms are like dorms - very small and have up to four women, sometimes with many children. The beds are stacked up and criss cross just to fit them in. Also, if a woman gets pregnant, there are no doctors there to assist with the birth. My lady ended up getting pneumonia from stress immediately when she arrived. She had lost 45 lbs - everyone kept offering her coke because they thought that was why she lost so much weight. She got antibiotics through the missionaries. I really wanted to share that with you all, my head was so blown after leaving there. We all needed a debriefing. Patty talked with all of us afterward; she is incredible.