Medical Team and Clinic

This is day 3 for the clinic. This is a remarkable team of caring, giving, health care professionals who are working very hard to help as many people as they can. Yesterday, they saw 151 patients. The people have to pay $3 Haitian (.75 U.S.) for a ticket to get in. This is just a token amount, however, they take it more seriously and only the really sick people come. If the clinic was free, many people would come just for a social visit!

A 57 year old woman who was clearly very ill, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Probably cervical cancer. She came here on her own. Once she was diagnosed, many of the team dropped what they were doing. They and some of the interpreters gathered around her to comfort her and we prayed with her. We tried to call her sons, but could not reach them. Eventually, a couple of our guys drove her home.

A 5 year old orphan came in with scabies. Her parents died and she went to live with some relatives, but they decided they did not want her, so they kicked her out. Her 14 year old cousin is looking after her, but where and how they live are very sketchy.

A mom came in with her 1 1/2 yr old baby. He was very under developed for his age. She was 8 months pregnant when the earthquake hit and she was caught under rubble. She was actually carrying twins and gave birth to one of them, but that baby did not survive. When she was found, she was taken to the hospital where she gave birth to the second baby. They made her leave the hospital right after because they were afraid of after shocks bringing down the hospital. She had no support or means to support her baby. She was unable to breastfeed and rarely has money for formula. Mom is suffering with anxiety attacks and post traumatic stress disorder. She was given formula and some clothes for her baby. They also gave her some medication to help her cope.

These are just three of the 151 the team saw. The team is tireless and helping anyway they can. They are amazing!