Port Morgan Ile-a-Vache
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Back to the USA
We knew the ropes by now! Anne and I asked the driver to drop us right at the entrance to the AA departure terminal and to shield us from the "porters" until we had a firm grip on both bags and could maneuver them ourselves. We also knew what to say "Pa touche mwen" Don't touch me! And it worked: we adroitly wheeled our bags up the ramp and we felt quite in control as we were able to put our bags on the first security machines without help , while ...
Last Day-Return to Port Au Prince
By the last day Friday 1st July, we had gotten used to the early morning wake up- usually around 6am, with the dogs wanting to go out! It helped to go to bed early, although on Thursday night I had not finished writing 'til about 1230am-so not alot of sleep! I donned my least damp but clean shirt and scrub pants ready for our final morning in the clinic. (Clothes seemed to wick up all the humidity in the air, especially as it rained most nights during the last week, ...
A little R& R
We changed into our swimsuits like excited school girls as we had been looking forward to our beach trip and a restaurant style meal for a few days now ! Even Dr. June's little dogs Berkley and Benji were coming with us; we all bundled into the truck. It was the first time since we arrived that we had gone into the center of town, which was bustling as it was market day. At a main junction there was a traffic light, but no one seemed to obey it and the ...
Work and Remembering to Count our Blessings.
After breakfast, which could be oatmeal, pancakes (yummy), eggs or French Toast and the fallback of cereal, we set off up the hill to the clinic-sometimes we lucked out and got a ride up the hill because we were bringing equipment. Work continued from Monday to Friday in temperatures in the low 90s with 90+% humidity. After 4 hours in the mornings, we would go home exhausted and drenched in sweat, fortunately it was down hill back to the guest house! Another blessing was that ...
The People We Serve
Our patients start arriving in the clinic about 830 when the door opens, they and their family members sit down on the wooden bench and depending on how busy we are are prepared to wait for however long it takes. We have not had one patient walk out because the wait was too long. Our overarching view of Haitians is their endurance.
Many of our patients have remarkable stories: stories that help define the nature of the Haitian character. They will probably not remember ...
