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kwankew
Dec 11, 2010
Day 8: Saturday, December 11, 2010, Out of Haiti
Last night Fabian told us that there might be a possibility of a UN chopper taking us out to Port-au-Prince, time unknown for security...
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kwankew
Dec 10, 2010
Day 7: Friday December 10, 2010, the Rain Came Pouring and Out Came Our Boots
Had to go running this morning. On my way I encountered at least three remnants of road blocks or burnt tires and an abandoned car with...
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kwankew
Dec 9, 2010
Day 6: Thursday December 9, 2010, the Census Continued to be Down
Clinic was about half occupied today. Apparently the patients came from east of here where there were demonstrations. The thought being...
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kwankew
Dec 8, 2010
Day 5: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Riots in Port au Prince
Gesynlyn and I went to clinic right after breakfast and right away we noticed two very sick patients. One was a young girl in John's old...
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kwankew
Dec 7, 2010
Day 4: Tuesday, December 7, 2010: Visits to La Puente and MSF
Went running in the village and by the beach which was filthy. I learned that we were not to swap places with Don and Ian after all. Tom...
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kwankew
Dec 6, 2010
Day 3: Monday, December 6, 2010, Situation was Getting Better
This morning the little girl with the IO, her name was Jasmine sat up and drank from a cup. It was a triumphant moment for all of us....
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kwankew
Dec 5, 2010
Day 2: Sunday, December 5, 2010, Surrounded by Sick Patients
After breakfast, I decided to go to clinic by myself to eyeball the ICU and realized very quickly that the boy in bed 3 in the little ICU...
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kwankew
Dec 4, 2010
Day 1: Saturday, December 4, 2010, Arrival at La Puente and St. Louis du Nord
By now cholera has affected over 100,000 people in Haiti and close to 2400 have died. We were probably the sixth team sent by Medical...
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kwankew
Feb 28, 2010
Farewell to Haiti
I worked in an early run this morning, the air was a little fresher after the rain last night. The new team with some of the old members...
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kwankew
Feb 27, 2010
The Rain Came
It had been a hard week but I was sad that today would be my last day at Blanchard. Rick, Maria, Benite and I would run the clinic at...
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kwankew
Feb 26, 2010
Working Like a Donkey
Gale returned from US this morning to Blanchard. She immediately rolled up her sleeves and worked. Rick and Maria ran the clinic at Bon...
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kwankew
Feb 25, 2010
Building a Tent
This morning I saw a young lady with a Colles' fracture which she sustained during the earthquake. She went to seek medical attention but...
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kwankew
Feb 24, 2010
Our Traveling Clinic in Martisa
Got up early to run to the border of Bon Repos and took a picture of the sun rise and the crack on the road created by the earthquake. We...
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kwankew
Feb 23, 2010
The After Shocks, the Baby Came Home and the Man with the Stroke Had a New Tarp
Yesterday there were a couple of after shocks around 5 am but I did not feel them. The people who slept in the house felt it shake and...
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kwankew
Feb 22, 2010
The Boy with Double Vision and the Woman in Labor
This morning we were to send Samuel who had the double vision to Mediciens san Frontiers Hospital to see if he could get his vision...
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kwankew
Feb 21, 2010
A Vist to Leogane
This morning I came back in the middle of my run to put the rain flyer over my tent as it started to drizzle. But then it stopped. We...
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kwankew
Feb 20, 2010
Back to Blanchard Clinic
Got up to run for 70 minutes, it was rather hot and humid and running in this kind of condition was very difficult. I was glad it was...
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kwankew
Feb 19, 2010
Second Trip to Haiti
I came back from Haiti on February 8th and the next day I went for a 16-mile run along the Charles. The crisp air was just wonderful for...
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kwankew
Feb 8, 2010
Last Day in Haiti and the Morning by the Caribbean Sea
Feb 7, 2010 Got up around 5:15 am to get ready to go to the bus station. Poussant came early and I said good-bye to August, Jeanne, Jack...
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kwankew
Feb 6, 2010
The Woman Who Had Not Eaten for 4 Days
After my short run, as usual we did not leave on time. I took the opportunity to take down my tent and pack my sleeping bag, getting...
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