Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Two Haitis

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"There are two Haitis: Port-au-Prince and everything else," is a statement we hear a lot. Flying into Les Cayes, one of the passen...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

A Teaching Stint in Les Cayes

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One of the reasons that we are in Haiti now is because John was asked to teach at a school for nurse practitioners. This is his second stint...
Monday, June 07, 2010

Tent City, Haiti

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Almost six months out from the earthquake, the most noticeable change to my eye is the tents: they are everywhere, some places in huge camps...
Saturday, June 05, 2010

Providence Guest House

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Our friend Gertrude is doing a hero's work in Haiti. She runs a guest house/orphanage in LaPlaine. Gertrude's original guest house i...
Friday, June 04, 2010

Dr. John in Action

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Dr. John helped a lot of children this past week, many of whom had ear infections. John said, "I think I have seen so many ear infectio...

She Needs the Knife

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Meet the lovely Jenny G. She is 30-years-old, gainfully employed, and lives in a tent, which is better, I guess, than the first two months a...

Survivor Experiences of the Earthquake

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We’ve heard several people’s stories about where they were and what they were doing during the earthquake. One woman was outside and realize...

Bag On the Ground

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After more than three years, this blog is now true to its name, Live From Haiti, as I am typing these words from a guest house in the LaPlai...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Dying in Haiti Like Never Before

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John has been in Haiti for almost a week now. It's his first trip there since the earthquake. I can tell, even though he has made countl...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

Where It All Started

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Today is John's and my 6th wedding anniversary. They have been an action-packed six years. I write this blog largely because of him. His...
Thursday, April 01, 2010

Frontline on Haiti

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A couple nights ago, we watched Frontline as it covered the affects of the earthquake in Haiti. Wow, what an aptly named program. The video ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Successful Surgery for Medjina!

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We are so happy to report that 7-year-old Medjina Bontemps had successful surgery to replace her mitral valve at St. Louis Children's Ho...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Prisoners

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For the last six months, I have been doing some research into the lives of those who were U.S. Prisoners of War in the Philippines during Wo...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Live From Haiti?

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It's been three years since I've actually been Live From Haiti. Hard to believe. Three years ago yesterday John and I flew home from...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Marie Myrtha Amazan: Rest In Peace

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We received some sad news the other day. One of our patients, beautiful Marie Amazan died. We don't think her death was directly related...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Suffering

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Our cousin is home from Haiti now. It seems like most of the teams go down for a week or at most two. I know of other teams going and hopefu...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sullivans on the Scene

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John's cousin's daughter, Emily, a newly minted nurse anesthetist, arrived in Haiti a few days ago. She is working at a hospital in ...

Do You Hear Me Now?

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My mom told me she thought, "Do you hear me now?" would be a good title for an article about Haiti, and she's right. Because f...

Haitians Helping Haitians

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As I mentioned on the Haitian Hearts website , we are going to provide earthquake relief by sending money directly to the people affected. T...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

More Survivors Amid the Death and Wreakage

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We find out about people in Haiti in bits and pieces from various places. We were very worried about Haitian Hearts' patient Willy Fortu...
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