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 […]
Posts with the haiti tag
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 […]
A Bond That I Will Never Forget
What an amazing experience this trip has been. I am so proud to be a part of FOTCOH and on this team. It blows my mind how many people that the volunteers help each day. I have taken so many things for granted before this trip. It is truly eye opening. Sunday night many volunteers went […]
Keep the Prayers Coming
Bonjou mes amis…hello my friends, The first week of clinic is starting off well. We have a wonderful team and Jenna and I are settling in as new leaders. Today we had a couple difficult cases. We had a 3 year old boy who fell into a fire 4 days ago and his grandpa brought him to […]
I See Gratitude On Their Faces
This excursion is my first time with Haiti and this organization. I have only been here a short while but I can truly see and appreciate the care and effort every member of this team is putting in for the people of Jacmel and the surrounding area. As a third year medical student I am fascinated by the medical […]
A Bond That I Will Never Forget
What an amazing experience this trip has been. I am so proud to be a part of FOTCOH and on this team. It blows my mind how many people that the volunteers help each day. I have taken so many things for granted before this trip. It is truly eye opening. Sunday night many volunteers went […]
They Wait Hours, Sometimes Days
Our lives are a journey…we are all given different paths to choose. I am grateful that I said yes to coming to Haiti with FOTCOH. The people have truly been an inspiration. The patience I have witnessed by the people waiting hours, sometimes days with little food or water…the elderly with their walking sticks struggling to […]
It’s Why I Knew I Had to Come Back
A little girl around 2 years old was waiting for another volunteer to return with her dossiers. Using the little French I could remember from high school, I called her “une belle enfant” – “a beautiful child“. Her mother (or other relative) who was holding her smiled. Then the elderly woman behind her said “Et […]
Are You the Mother?
As a woman, I have no country, As a woman, I want no country, As a woman, the whole world is my country.” –Virginia Woolf Meet Joseph. He is a five year old, healthy, little boy from Cyvadier, Haiti. He presented to the clinic today to be seen for scabies with a young woman. I […]
Life Has a New Perspective
I arrived in Haiti on my rookie trip as a medical provider with Friends of the Children of Haiti. As an Anesthesiologist in Bloomington, IL., I was concerned that I would struggle with this new type of medical practice. These concerns evaporated quickly on the first clinic day. Within the first several hours of the first […]