JungleMedic's Web Site 2010-09-06T18:17:02Z JungleMedic aka Bryan Buchanan http://www.JungleMedicMissions.org/ http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1487

Hello Everyone from Guatemala By now you may have seen the devastation to our country due to the torrential rains we have been having. Our next team will be helping us to go to some of the villages near the river that are in need of medical and dental attention and for that we are grateful. But this is more of an info letter, rather than a letter showing the last team we had or what we have done but rather what we feel we need to do ...

2010-09-06T00:00:00Z 2010-09-06T18:17:00Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1486

Hello Everyone from Guatemala OK here is the deal we have had one team back to back since May of this year the Oregon team was the next to the last team of the year, so we were exhausted but have now had a few days to actually sleep in and even take a nap in the afternoon and we are now ready for the next team. We have one other team coming in 8 days but due to the monsoon like rains we have been experiencing here in Gu...

2010-09-01T00:00:00Z 2010-09-06T18:16:59Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1485

Hello Everyone from Guatemala. Well we have not stopped hosting teams since May and yesterday our last team departed until the next one comes in two weeks. But this news letter is about the team before the one that just left and they were from South Carolina and some were in nursing school from Clemson College. They were a great team and hard workers as always but we hit a few bumps in the road and not just literally. For te...

2010-08-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-27T08:17:00Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1484

Hello Everyone from Guatemala Well I am behind on about 4 teams now of writing news letters so I am going to cheat a bit here and combine the last of the teams that were here together instead of writing 4 different news letters. This is mostly for your sake so yo don;t have to be bothered with reading about all of my teams but has nothing to do with me being lazy and not having enough time to write 4 different news letters , it is just fo...

2010-08-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-03T21:19:25Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1483

Hello Everyone from Guatemala Well I am behind on about 4 teams now of writing news letters so I am going to cheat a bit here and combine the last of the teams that were here together instead of writing 4 different news letters. This is mostly for your sake so yo don;t have to be bothered with reading about all of my teams but has nothing to do with me being lazy and not having enough time to write 4 different news letters , it is just fo...

2010-07-21T00:00:00Z 2010-08-03T21:23:22Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1482

Some days are harder than others, huh? Well if you have looked at my web page you may have noticed there is a small calendar at the bottom right hand of the page. This lets people and future teams look at my schedule so they can plan their trips here easier. If you take a look at this you will see that I am booked solid with teams for the next three months straight every week. Now I know it can get a little tough but the people here are sick and really need the help...

2010-06-15T00:00:00Z 2010-06-19T07:16:58Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1481

Hello Everyone from Guatemala Well I am guessing a lot of you have seen on TV the devastation that has happened here in Guatemala . Basically a cyclone hit the Pacific (West) side of Guatemala and caused a lot of devastation to many parts of the country. Just prior to the storm a volcano erupted not far from the Capital Guatemala City and dumped tons of ash all over the city and surrounding villages. Where we live we did not get any ash ...

2010-06-03T00:00:00Z 2010-06-04T07:16:59Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1480

Hello everyone from Guatemala We just had a team of 20 nurses and nursing students come from Clayton State University in Atlanta GA for 10 days. Although it was a great group, it seems like if something could go wrong or break, it would. We were on such bad roads and had to cross rivers and so remote that my vehicles took a major beating. On the way back from long day in the jungle doing a ...

2010-05-17T00:00:00Z 2010-05-31T06:16:56Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1479

Hello Everyone from Guatemala We just a great team of PA (Physician Assistants) team here who attend Northeastern University in Boston. They came on their own during spring break and they were wonderful. They were 1st years students, but I was very impressed with their knowledge and eagerness to work and learn. I have to tell you that it is very hot here right now,...

2010-04-27T00:00:00Z 2010-04-27T23:01:20Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1478

Hello Everyone from Guatemala Well I know it has been a while since I have written a news letter and most of you are probably saying thank God. But I have been super busy with doing all of the necessary repairs to the buses, boats, and dorm that I just dont have time to do when I have one team after another. So I really didnt think you would care to spend your time reading about my mundane work here. But here are a few things. I still have had several womens he...

2010-04-07T00:00:00Z 2010-04-15T07:17:01Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1475

Hello everyone from hot Guatemala . Man it was 80 degrees today and I am not sure how much more of this sun and heat I can take. I know with the global warming you guys much be burning up too so try and stay out of the sun OK? I just dropped off our first team of the year and they were from the State of Utah. They showed me some pictures of where they lived and it was beautiful. As always they were a fantas...

2010-01-30T00:00:00Z 2010-01-31T08:17:00Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1474

Hello Everybody from Guatemala . Well it is hard to believe the year 2009 is almost gone. It certainly has been a year of change for me personally and of course the world as I am sure it has been for you folks in the States. However God is good and he has provided us the teams and medicine and contacts with people and organizations that we never imagined or could have orchestrated on our own. When looking at our statistics it appears we have treate...

2009-12-16T00:00:00Z 2009-12-19T11:17:01Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1472

Hello Everyone from Guatemala…. You know how we all have dreams and visions and goals in our lives of things we want do to and accomplish? Well I have to say that thanks to the good Lord many of the things I have dreamed and had a vision for have come to fruition. But there was one that many folks just thought would not be possible. That was that I could not do surgery in my facility. But let me back up a bit here and give you some info to consider. Guatemala has the highest mal-nutrition ra...

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z 2009-11-29T11:17:01Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1473

Hello Everyone from Guatemala….. Well to be honest, we have not had a lot of teams lately and what the devil means for evil, God uses for Good! First I really needed some time off from the constant work and stresses of teams and all the preparations and all that has to be done before a team even gets here. But also I needed some time for my back to heal from the fall. Fortunately I have some good news about my health. Instead of going to a neurosurgeon and having...

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z 2009-11-29T12:17:00Z http://www.junglemedicmissions.org/Log_Page.php?id=1471

Whew, yesterday was a tough day. It started off with many sick children lined up waiting at my clinic. Marleni and I treated them and then got an emergency call in a remote village where we were told a man was dying. We took the ambulance and responded and then walked into the jungle with our emergency equipment to find a 22 year old man lying in a hammock in a stick shack that had to be 100 degrees. Everyone was crying and praying and then we began our evaluation. W...

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