Sunday, December 21, 2008

"Where there is great love, there are always miracles."

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Heurese had successful heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday. She had her faulty aortic valve replaced with an artificial one and an...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Live From Haiti: A Recap

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I started Live from Haiti three years ago. My husband John and I were spending several months each year in Haiti, and rather than just keep ...
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Thursday, December 04, 2008

The Beat Goes On, Even Better

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Another miracle happened this week. Miterlande, who could barely walk herself onto the plane in Port-au-Prince a couple of weeks ago (and in...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

What to do? What to do?

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A few posts back , I described some of the many problems facing Haiti that were compounded by the four hurricanes that hit the island nation...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Blessings

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Today, Thanksgiving Day, 29-year-old Heureuse, a mother of two young children will be on a plane from Port-au-Prince to the United States, w...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Mystery of Haiti

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As I mentioned in the last post, John and I made a presentation on Haiti to the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception, who liv...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

A Haitian Reflection

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John and I gave a presentation to the Heading Avenue Franciscan Sisters last Sunday. Following is a little reflection that we ended the prog...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Real Story?

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I think the way the media reports the news is sensationalistic and not always reflective of reality. (I know; stop the presses). Whenever a ...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obama!

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Four years ago, John and I were in Haiti during the U.S. presidential election. Most Haitians we asked were pulling for Kerry. They were als...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Adoption: Part II

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I have something in common with the person who left the above comment. For 13 years, I worked for Catholic Charities, a child welfare agenc...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Adoption: Part I

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I do work for the Dept. of Social Services..I think it should be difficult to adopt from foreign countries.. especially when there are negle...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

A Note to People Who Have Left Comments

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I used to receive e-mail alerts when someone left a comment on this blog. I changed my e-mail a couple of months ago and even though I chang...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Miterlande

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I don't know anyone like my husband John. He perseveres to get expensive help in the United States for poor Haitians dying from heart de...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

David Foster Wallace and Haiti

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What is the link between David Foster Wallace and Haiti? Well, for me, only that I planned to one day read his magnum opus, "Infinite J...
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Thursday, September 11, 2008

WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC & SAD PHOTOS AT THE END OF THIS POST

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Most everyone has heard about the four hurricanes that have hit Haiti in varying spots. And probably a lot of people have heard about the de...
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

As I Lay Dying

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Heurese is dying in Port-au-Prince. She lays in her hovel, alone, her two young children staying with friends and relatives. She grows weake...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

A Voice From Haiti

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This is a post from 19-year-old Frandy Dejean. Three years ago, Frandy came to St. Louis where he stayed for two months and received medical...
Monday, May 05, 2008

A Conversation with Jesse Sullivan

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This post kicks off an occasional series in which I talk with people who have some involvement in Haiti or the developing world. Jesse Sulli...
Saturday, April 05, 2008

International Adoption

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This is an essay I wrote in November 2006 while in Haiti, awaiting the completion of our son's adoption. I submitted it a couple places,...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A Commendation from the Haitian Consulate in Chicago

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This letter was part of a poster presented to John after his work with Marie Amazan, a young woman from Haiti with a ,very sick heart, who r...
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