Guerline

For those of you following our blog, you may remember the story of the 22 year old woman who came to the clinic when the medical team was here. She had a badly infected sore on her leg - so severe that it has damaged her heart. She weighs 88 lbs. and her family kicked her out when she became too sickly to be of any help at home. This picture is of Lisa helping to hook up Guerline's iv. The first day that she came, she had walked by herself to see a doctor and was very scared and quiet. After coming everyday for a while, she became much more at ease and would give us a beautiful smile. She was also very hungry, so we would give her something to eat each time she came. This is such a moving story and a reminder of how much we have to be thankful for and just how easy our lives are on these levels - so many things that are huge struggles for people like Guerline here in Haiti, we take for granted.