Hello everyone! My name is Lauren, I am a 4th year medical student from Peoria and this is my first trip to Haiti. This is something that I have always wanted to participate in and I was very fortunate to get the chance to come with the March team. Also as a “newbie” I get to […]

I am privileged and thankful for the opportunity to participate in my fifth FOTCOH mission trip in Cyvadier, Haiti.  I have been overwhelmed by the number of malnourished patients our volunteer group has encountered this mission – a 3 month old infant weighing 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) whose mother died shortly after giving birth a 10 month […]

Less than a month ago I was celebrating Christmas with my family.  I spent time and energy choosing an appropriate gift for the grandkids.  One grandson was happy to receive a Lego set that let him build all sorts of contraptions while another was excited to play with his remote control truck. Tuesday at the […]

Today we saw a 47 year old women from here in Jacmel who we have been treating for hypertension and anemia for over a year. A review of her past dossiers notes having the patient tested for tuberculosis and HIV in Jacmel due to her anemia, fatigue, weight loss, fever, and poor appetite. Both tests were […]