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Wolford drew crowds and vacant stares while
triaging patients in the emergency room.
" There was a glass between the nurse's station
and the hall, and I'd look up to find 30 Saudis
watching me. They'd never seen a blonde woman! "
Once over her initial shock and homesickness,
Wolford took her talents to other medically
underserved countries.
In the dusty, arid territory of the Australian
outback, Wolford dealt with foot-long grass
hoppers, venomous snakes and an array of
creeping scorpions.
" I'd never seen an aboriginal person and
I treated a lot of skin diseases and scorpion
bites, " she said. " I ran a clinic there and
worked in the ER. I enjoyed it very much. "
Wolford flips through a photo album,
fondly remembering the tribal dancers with
their painted bodies and ceremonial dress.
She lays more books on her dining table,
turning the pages and describing her time
spent in Haiti. There are post-earthquake
photos of unbelievable devastation and
wreckage, of oozing wounds, amputated
limbs and overcrowded medical tents. But
there are smiles too - gigantic, gracious
smiles.
" These people had a spirit about them, " Wolford
said of the photographed faces. " And they were so
grateful for everything we did. "
From poverty-stricken countries to The Villages'
own hospital, Wolford continues to thrive in the
healthcare setting, although now she is strictly a
volunteer.
A Villages resident since 2013, her time in
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, China, India, Russia,
Egypt, England, Greece, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Africa,
Israel, Bulgaria, New Zealand, Switzerland and
countless other places has given her a servant's heart
as well as many great stories, medical expertise and
an appetite for ethnic cuisine. " There's nothing in the world
better than Indian food, " she said, smiling.

I WANTED TO DO EVERY KIND OF
NURSING I COULD - JUST TO
UNDERSTAND PATIENTS BETTER.
- Brenda Wolford
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