Homesick today. Miss my husband, kids, grandkids and family. I have a love/hate relationship with my tent. Tonight I hate it because it is so hot. We saw 140 patients today and got a car load of meds from medishare. Will get more tomorrow.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Expansion of PID's Medical Program
With such a massive need for quality health care in Haiti, Partners In Development’s goal is to now staff our medical clinic on the ground in Haiti year round. We currently have a full-time Haitian… (Click title for full story.)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Good day today. Our little girl rushed to emergency yesterday is fine today. A mom who had a newborn came to show off the baby, we had seen her
At the clinic and rushed her to emergency with her water broken and the baby breach, she kept thanking us for everything we do. Medishare is letting us go shopping on their warehouse!! Today I began buying beds for our unfinished house a the clinic. Today the computer was fixed and maybe we will have Internet soon.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Today was one of the best of days and the worst of days.
It was the best to find emergency rooms open that will take patients again and to be working with Medishare again. And the best to have a new organization find us and deliver free medicine.
It was the worst to have a three year old rushed from the clinic, with a police escort, seizing, and still not recovered 3 hours later. Our prayers are with her.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Today the clinic saw 175 patients. Before I left for the airport, one patient passed out in the line - blood sugar of 25. Another had to be taken to the hospital because one lung had no sounds, and the other… ? He needed x-rays! Got dropped at airport while Pouchon went to drop him off. After I left, a woman showed up in labor, and it took hours to find a place to take her.
Now, I am stuck in Miami, on the way to Guatemala. We had to deplane for mechanical problems. Wonder if we will leave tonight…
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
The bath houses are now finished, and we’re seeing a lot of patients — from all over Port-au-Prince. The walls of the Serome house go up today. We will begin to tear down the house of love Noel and family which was ruined during the earthquake.
Tonight it rained and the fun event of the night was taking showers in our bathing suits under the tarps. Everyone loved it as gallons of water dumped on their heads, and it was so refreshing to not worry about wasting water.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The University of Upper Iowa has arrived safely with the rest of the team. Gena and I worked all day to get everything ready. We have one bath house ready, but by the time anyone was ready to use it, it was pouring so hard we couldn’t.
Today the clinic was mobbed. Merlin has offered to come to help on Thursday. A car drove up today and a staff person ran to get me, they said it was the national lab. But it was food for the poor. Thinking maybe they had come to offer food, I ran over. But when the staff person stepped out, she asked, “Please can you help me, my brother is so sick.”
Once again, I feel like I am in the twilight zone. The PID clinic can’t possibly be the best place to go in PAP… and, as much as I am proud of our clinic here, it is a sad statement about the health care in Haiti.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Today was a great 20th year anniversary for PID. It was good to see so many friends and supporters. I came home to find an email from Merlin saying that they will come and help staff the clinic on Tuesday. I will have a meeting with the director once I get back. More good news from the university of Maryland - they want to bring our 16 year old with the stomach tumor to the US. Once they confirm they have a hospital, we will begin working on travel.