I have been hard-wired as a nursing student to glove up and scrub up every time I dare set foot into a patient’s room that I forgot how much power there was in human touch free of latex and hand sanitizer. Our goal as a clinic is to serve as many people as we can but our […]
Posts with the haiti tag
A Ripple Effect for So Many
Sometimes in life there are those moments that change the course of your own intended destination. It’s the moment when gears shift and there is a dawning deep within you that there is more that you could be about.As this is my second experience with FOTCOH I realize that this team serving those of Haiti is […]
The Road to FOTCOH
The road to the clinic is long, seemingly endless. Countless turns and twists. However the process of adjusting is much, much longer. It is so different in Haiti, as compared to the US where you’re never more than a few steps from a new idea or experience.Water and garbage run freely through the streets, and disease rules, […]
It was only my first day
“You gotta make sure and drink plenty of water”, Steve (a fellow volunteer) said. Very succinct and pertinent advice for anyone being outside all day in Haiti. I walked anxiously back and forth on the first floor of our clinic, not knowing what to expect. I wondered if Steve could tell that I was nervous as hell. […]
First Impressions
Our team of 14 includes 4 new volunteers. The remaining 10 have varying number of trips with FOTCOH, ranging from 2 to 32 times, but I am sure we can all remember our first. We landed in Haiti around 8am on Sunday and began our almost 3hr drive to clinic shortly after. One could make judgements about […]
Mighty Fingers Facing Change
The day after we arrived in Haiti, I woke up with puffy eyes and a soar throat. I was not that concerned, as I was not in much pain and I assumed the swelling would go away on its own, but my mother, being the lovely caring mother that she is, decided to be a […]
We Are Making A Difference
Today we saw 216 patients at the FOTCOH clinic. I am amazed by how the patients present versus five years ago (the last time I was here). They have less life threatening infections, controlled diabetes and hypertension and repeated well child checks. What I am trying to say is that one can visually see the increased health status […]
God Is Guiding Us Here
Third day of clinic. Yesterday was a rough day. We saw a one month old baby that was severely dehydrated & malnourished. I fed this baby with Angela’s help with an eye dropper a very small amount of formula. The family was from Cap Rouge in the mountains & far from Jacmel. Please pray for […]
We Are Blessed
They are young, they are old and We are young and we are old Some are carried and others walk down the mountains We fly and ride over the mountains They wait to be seen We wait for them to arrive Some are healthy Others very ill We see hope in their eyes We hope […]
My “High” Came Crashing Down
Today I was reminded of the positive and negative aspects of healthcare; not only by how fortunate we are to receive excellent healthcare at home, but also by the amazing healthcare we are able to provide to the patients at our clinic here in Haiti. I left my last visit with FOTCOH fearing the worst for […]