Well its been a few days since I got back but in all fairness, I've been busy! When last we spoke, I was in Arizona attending a wedding for my niece. It was a grand affair and the "hitchen" went off without a hitch. While we were there, we took a tour of the Grand Canyon… I can tell you this, God does good work! The pictures we took looked fake, it was so difficult to catch the Grandness of it all. I will post a short video of my version of a panoramic picture.
Actually was invited out to take a tour of the Roadrunner Pharmacy facility. They are doing exciting things and they were very happy we showed up. This pharmacy is for veterinary medicine only and they can compound almost any medication you can think of. I know this doesn't sound like much but, this type of work helps this relatively small branch of medicine provide even better service to our patients. There are some great drugs that are off the market not because there was any thing wrong with them but because the human side of things did not want to use them any more. Like it or not we depend on the human side to provide us with our veterinary treatments. Many of the older medications that worked for years were too cheap to provide the investment needed to do an FDA trial for approval. These very effective medications work great and have been used for years on thousands of patients so the side effects have been worked out and are well known. Many times since the huge profits are not present, the human manufacturers simply stopped making them… this leaves veterinary medicine out in the cold! This company provides a bridge in the gap left when brand drugs are dropped. It was great to tour the Roadrunner Facility and witness first hand all the great things they are doing.
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| Outside of the Roadrunner Facility. |
While on the way back, we were able to visit with my Son in Law's family in Texas during the layover. We went out to eat at the local restaurant for the morning buffet. Everyone was glad to see each other and we spent the better part of several hours with nonstop catching up. A great time was had by all.
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| Mark and Alli's Family |
Flew back from the West Coast time zone and had to start back into the work schedule right away… Boy that was tough. My head kept telling me it was East Coast time but my body was still on West Coast time. To make matters even worse, I left my phone on the shuttle in Arizona. Was in the "quiet" time zone without my phone… if you have not tried being unconnected, you should. Was a shift back to the olden days before cell phones and I will have to admit that it was nice not being on the "hook" all the time. But like all great things it had to come to an end. Was able to locate the phone and get it sent back after a week, I have to say, it was also nice to get reconnected again.
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| Me and Alli at Work! |
After finishing out the week, it was off to another meeting with the Novartis Company. Was able to fly the Six up to W75 which is Hummel Field. Hummel is a Short Runway and is the place some of the instructors take their students to witness short field landing and takeoff techniques. Stayed at the Tides Inn, an elegant old family run (until receintly) Inn. The facility was great and the staff was very attentive (they even came out to pick me up). Novartis is also a great pharmacy company which supports the veterinary field with some great medications. They had a retreat which allowed some of us to catch up with each other and share some ideas about life and practice ownership. We also learned all there is to know about flea biology! Went on a small boat ride of the local Harbor and had a great tour with Captain Bob. Learned a lot about the local history and economy. I met some amazing people including the owner of Godspeed Animal Care Dr. Pamela Dumont and her husband Chuck. She is an amazing individual who is doing God's work with Veterinary Medicine. She is working with Christian Veterinary Mission and will soon be going to Nicaragua to do some work with the local population. They teach a self sustaining method of living with goats, rabbits and a vegetable garden. Sounds like a great way to help people. After teaching this the native population is ministered to, and then are able to take the Word of God back to their villages, and so it goes. She is strong with God and I think I will have to check in with her from time to time.
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| Thought we were going in this! |
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| Actually went in this for a tour of the harbor... |
I also got a text from our local association about going down to St. Croix to help out with their stray population of dogs. I started another blog so you can follow along as we work towards the goal of going down there for a week in October. You can see this mission at Abbeyanimal.bolgspot.com. I just started it so stay tuned for some exciting developments.
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| Great tour of the Local Harbor and History. |
Pray for these projects… Bye for now, Robin
