Yuko

Yuko, the yoga master, and me

Yuko is the Operating Room nurse in Point Pedro.  She is from Japan.  She has been here for 8 months.  She has done an amazing job organizing the Operating Room, and also the wards.  Her resourcefulness is incredible.  She saved all of the ice cream containers (we don't have these in Mullaitivu) from the MSF house, cleaned them, and then brought them to the hospital, where they are now used as containers for the dressing cart, and for organizers in the shelving units.  She is rarely in the OR, but spends her time organizing our assets by seeing the bigger picture of the hospital.  She is also a great cook, Punjabi shopper (the local women's wear), and yoga girl.  Yuko finished her mission (her first) in Point Pedro today, and is already scheduled for her second mission, which will start in about a month.  She packed her bags and left this morning, only to be turned around because her return visa has not been approved.  So she will stay here for a while.  She did not want to risk not being able to get back.  Over her stay, she has actually learned a fair bit of Tamil.  Pretty impressive to me.