Monday, August 23, 2010

A Grateful Family

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Poor people with heart problems in Haiti are in a lot of trouble. Most of the time, they die deaths that could be avoided with surgery that ...
Friday, July 02, 2010

Some Thoughts from the Ground in Haiti

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Here is an excellent guest post from my husband John. It describes what we saw in Haiti on our recent trip and some thoughts about it. My wi...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Driving in Haiti--or even being driven--is nothing if not a adventure. The poor condition of the roads and the vehicles--and poor is a nice ...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Earthquake Stories

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It's been remarkable to hear people's stories about where they were when the earthquake hit. Our friend L was driving home from wor...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Through A Mirror Dimly

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We talk to all kinds of different people when we're in Haiti, and we hear different opinions of what the problems and solutions are. One...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

A Haitian Bus Ride

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The day before yesterday, we travelled by bus from Les Cayes back to Port-au-Prince. We decided to take the bus instead of fly back because ...
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Digging Up Haitian History

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Since John's last trip to Les Cayes, he had been wanting me to meet a German man, Johannes, who lives in the area and knows a lot about ...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Of Amputees and Assumptions

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For most of our week at the guest house near Les Cayes, a couple of guys from the United States have also been residents. One of them Peter,...
Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Haitian Resilience?

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I subscribe to the Bob Corbett list serve about Haiti. Recently on the Corbett site was a link to an interview of Michele Montas, a Haitian ...
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You Can Always Pray

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Yesterday, John taught a clinical lesson at the Missionaries of Charity compound to the nurse practitioner students. One hundred or so child...

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...