Friday, May 27th: Today starts the adventure! Well in reality the adventure started quite a while ago when it was decided that Paul, my sixteen year-old step son, and I would go to Uganda to do site prep for Imaging the World (ITW). I guess before this will make sense, a little background information is needed.
Almost three years ago, I joined the non-profit group called Imaging the World. At that time, I pledged Pegasus as a partner to assist ITW in bringing improved healthcare around the world for the underserved and less fortunate. I will try to quickly encapsulate what ITW does, but is you would like to know more, please view the website (www.ImagingtheWorld.org).
In essence, ITW is bringing a new, sustainable, and very slick model of imaging and imaging training to developing nations. The emphasis is currently on decreasing fetal and maternal mortality and morbidity, but the models address many other health issues including thyroid, renal, gall bladder, and gynecological, imaging with much more to come. 
Because of my background in ultrasound design and electronics, I am a team member in the technical group. Because of my teaching background, I am in the education group, and because of my math and stats background I am in the outcomes group. I also serve on the board and the executive board. In other words, I am an ITW junkie.
Now for a little time warp. Before I can talk about our current venture, I must go back and explain a little more of the past. Last June I went to Uganda for the first time. I was part of the team to do the training (see first pic of yours truly) and deployment for our first clinic. The clinic is in Nawanyago a little less than an hour away (depending on how fast you drive on interconnected holes that pass for roads) from the Kamuli Mission Hospital. The training included some ultrasound students, sonographers, and Catholic nuns who are also nurse midwives.
