Bridging Two Worlds
Establishing a connection between this remote tribe and the outside medical services was an intimidating task. Her grandfather, the guide, and Francesca started planning how to ask for assistance. They talked of sending messages to the closest town using the guide’s contacts. The mission was one that needed to be carefully planned, but it also had the potential to provide desperately needed assistance to a remote region of the world.
Emma’s Revelation
Emma started telling their story as her health started to gradually improve. She said, her smile feeble but sweet, “We found ourselves lost, but then we stumbled upon this tribe.” As she talked about how the tribe adopted them, nostalgia and melancholy were mixed together in her eyes. It was a story of an encounter that turned into a new way of living.