Vietnam Day Six: Layton Joins Dad in Surgery

Now that Layton was finished with his project at the children's hospital, Scott was able to take him to watch him operate at the Cancer Hospital. Like all the other mornings, Scott had no idea which or how many surgeries he would be doing, so Layton had no idea how long he would be at the hospital today either. My plan was to stay by the pool all morning to save chairs for them in case they finished early. We all have to make sacrifices! But as it turned out, I didn't need any extra chairs for them. Scott ended up doing two surgeries and they didn't get home until 4:00. Layton is very interested in medicine so this was a great opportunity for him to see first hand what it is like to be a surgeon. He said he got tired during the first surgery so sat down some but realized by the second surgery, that the more he paid attention and tried to understand what they were doing, the faster the time went and he didn't get tired of watching. Scott did his part of keeping Layton entertained during surgery as well. Scott has not been able to figure out how to tie the Vietnamese single loop scrubs very well so he has had a hard time keeping his pants tied. Well today he could feel his scrub bottoms slipping. He tried to keep them up by widening his stance but in the end it just wasn't enough. Before he knew it, his pants were on the ground! (Looking like a fool with his pants on the ground!šŸŽ¶) I was afraid after being there all day with Scott, Layton would be complaining about how long it was and how it took up his whole day. But he came home with a smile and excited to tell me all about it! 

We then had a couple hours before our last dinner as a medical team here in Danang and I really wanted Scott to see something besides the inside of a hospital. Our hotel is only a couple of miles from one of the favorite sites here, Marble Mountains. And like the name implies, it's a mountain made from marble (and limestone). Marble mountains are actually a cluster of 5 mountains named after the five elements (metal, water, wood, fire and earth). You can ride an elevator up most the way, which was wonderful in this heat, and then you can climb straight up to the top for an incredible panoramic view of all of Danang. There are also tunnels, caves, and many Buddhist sanctuaries. We climbed to the very top and  looked like we had just gone swimming! The humidity is so intense here, not to mention the heat! It was worth getting sweaty for though for sure!

Then Mimi arranged for one last dinner for us as a group and it was our favorite out of our group dinners so far. Layton even found a few things he really liked! We will leave Danang in the morning for a tour of Hue and that is where we say our final good byes to all the others that also joined on the mission. It's been a great week but it will also be nice to just be tourists again for our last few days in this beautiful country. 

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