Dissection...yeah!

One of my favorite things ever since I was young was to dissect things. I can remember in first grade when my dad brought home his catch after he went quail hunting. He would have my sister and I watch and help him clean the birds. My favorite part was when we would look in its stomach to see what its last meal was...yummm.

I was so intrigued and excited by the quail dissection that I begged to be able to take it to class for show and tell...strange I know. Through out high school we dissected pig hearts and voluntarily helped the 5th graders dissect cow eyes for science class. Even into college I had Hector the Cat, he had a mouse for his last meal, who we dissected for a whole semester in Anatomy and Physiology.

Yes...I admit it. I'm kinda a dissecting freak. I guess it's a good thing I'm not overly squeamish, considering what I do day in day out as a nurse! ;)

So I got kinda excited when I saw a blog about Dr. Beyda teaching a science class in Swaziland where they dissected some pretty cool stuff...oxen liver, kidney, and heart.

what struck me as funny is that after they were done inspecting those organs they cooked and ate them, having a wonderful feast. WOW. Even with my cast iron stomach I had a moment of ozziness. But ya know, I but they really enjoyed that meal! Kudos to them!
Check out Dr. Beyda's report with Mission of Mercy on what he did in Swazi! There will be many more enlightening stories on all the people they were able to reach out too. People who were able to not only be physically check out and cared for but also spiritually cared for!

Also check out Teresa's blog. She talks about all the kids we reach through the clinic!

Check it out!