Haiti Mission: day 2

haiti medical mission

Day 2

Today I am scheduled to do consultation at the local clinic. The pace is very slow and after two hours, I still have not seen any patient. I am learning to take it easy. I see a teenager who is dehydrated, has a high fever and pneumonia. I am surprised to see that this clinic is so well equipped. They even have an ultrasound machine and labs.

I am happy to see that most people understand my French and that I can guess Creole and communicate with people. My highlight of the day is when we had extra time and played with the cutest twins.

As we ask people how the earthquake affected them, some children mention that they are now afraid to be inside and would rather sleep in a tent as they saw buildings collapse and kill their friends and loved ones during the earthquake.

This morning, one of the team affiliates brought his son Matthew, a Haitian little baby boy that he rescued from an orphanage a couple of months ago in a near death condition. He also mentioned that sadly, many of the clothing, food and toys donated to orphanages are either stolen or sold. People have to be very careful who they donate to and make sure that their donations make it to the ones who need it.

After taking a nice shower I realize that all my make-up and my deodorant have completely melted. What do you know, it was hot today!