Haiti Trip - Day 6

Haiti trip – Day 6 (October 9)

We woke up early because Dr Dean was heading out He left for the airport around 5. taking the same flights we are going to take on Tuesday. We heard from him periodically throughout the day – telling us how things were working out. He was supposed to arrive early Sunday Morning.

Highlights for the day...

1 – We saw Charles again today – Karen is going to sponsor him in the program. We did a home visit and met with some of his family. While we were going down the street, we took pictures, talked with kids, talked with other people, in all, we had a great time. We also saw Wanda Sykes – you just have to ask.

2 – We saw more patients today – 2 finger injuries, a leg injury, and some other random things. The doc did well, and the rest of us just tried to help.

3 – We spent the afternoon getting rid of expired drugs that cannot be used. We took the out of the bottles, and tomorrow they are going to burn them in a pit. They were going to do it today, but it rained again – much more than yesterday.

4 – We are constantly inundated with kids that are wanting us to give them food. I found a way to allow the kids to “earn” some food by having them catch lizards for me. It was hilarious playing with the kids and helping them (or really they helped me) to catch the lizards. I think it was good for them to learn to not just ask for food, but to do something to get it.

5 – We played rage this evening – it was a lot of fun. Jimmy and Sanchez played with us, so it was interesting to say the least. Dr Lonas was helping Sanchez, but I am not so sure he wasn't helping himself :-) We didn't get to finish because, as always, the lights went out. We completed the last hand (round 5) by flashlight, and headed for bed.

6 – The animals were off the charts this evening. Goats, chickens, roosters, frogs, dogs, cats... The noise was constant, and extremely annoying. Needless to say, I did not sleep well again this evening. It was okay though, I got enough sleep.