tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18255282756850623012024-02-07T11:24:41.826-08:00PT Trip to Haiti!PT Trip to Haiti!TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-7148321750445759692011-06-09T19:50:00.000-07:002011-06-09T19:50:17.528-07:00FINI...m'ale Haiti =(<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>June 9 2011</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today marks our last night in Les Cayes! Tomorrow morning will be our last in the clinic, and then we hop in the van and head off to Port au Prince. We'll spend a night at the Medical Teams International house in Port au Prince, and head to the airport Saturday afternoon. We'll spend the night in Miami (where we will finally have hot water for our showers...and air conditioning), and head back to Chicago first thing Sunday morning! </div><br />
As we reflect upon our journey, we are all super sad to leave this beautiful country, our new friends, our patients whom we have seen make tremendous progress (their motivation is so inspiring), and will miss the friendly culture. Everyone has been so welcoming to us and have bid us a "Bonjour or Bonswa!" and flash their bright smiles at us as we pass by, or even stop us to practice their English and share about their life stories and how God has been good to them despite the difficulties in their life. Though we will miss Haiti, we must admit we will not miss the large cockroaches that haunt our dreams and live underneath our beds, the trillion mosquitos that leave our legs looking chickenpoxed, the freezing water that causes us to contort our bodies to avoid the water as much as possible, the hair frizz, and how can we describe this-the AWFUL smell radiating from our clothing, shoes, and..selves, and most of all the RAIN (just to name a few)! Today was the first day since last Wednesday that it did not rain, so we enjoyed some time outside this afternoon, and will spend the evening playing cards on the porch. This has been such a wonderful experience in Haiti and we are so thankful for this opportunity to learn about a culture so different from our own. Since it is our last night, we will be keeping our last post short (we don't want to miss out on precious time we can spend with our friends on our last night!). So refer to the photos below as a sum up of our past days:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inpatient hospital floor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a busy week for fractures. Unfortunately, many of them are not set properly, or are not surgically repaired when they need to be. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We organized the wound care drawer, where-surprise! A cockroach family made their home...until Lauren rudely threw them outside today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philostene, standing with no assistance, we are so proud of his progress!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local water source. The water comes from an underground spring, and is used for cooking, cleaning, and drinking (for those who cannot afford clean drinking water)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Medical Teams International House where we have been residing at</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us with a few of our Haitian friends in our last night in Les Cayes!!!</td></tr>
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</div></div>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-35463849190941223312011-06-07T15:54:00.000-07:002011-06-07T15:54:43.546-07:00Haiti rain in the newsHaiti's rainy season comes every year, but this year is especially worrisome due to the cholera epidemic and the large number of people living in camps who have no protection against mudslides and flooding. Today was the first day we had a break from the rain (it's been about 6 hours!!), so hopefully it will stay this way!<br />
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Here are some links to the news stories: <br />
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/07/haiti.cholera/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/07/haiti.cholera/index.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13689711">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13689711</a>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-75220601567647985872011-06-06T20:09:00.000-07:002011-06-07T13:25:57.335-07:00The inondasyon!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div align="left">Today was the sixth consecutive day of nonstop rain. We had a tiny break from it this afternoon, and then it started right back up again! On Saturday, we were tired of being cooped up at the house, so we ventured out in the rain for market day. We could not believe how flooded the entire city was, and even more amazing was that knee (sometimes waist deep) water didn't stop market day from happening. We spent the rest of the night playing card games and chatting with our new Haitian friends. It was great to get back to the clinic today, and we're excited to see our patients make progress. Here's a picture summary of our lives for the past few days:</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEED-an organization that helps sustainable agriculture. The fields have all flooded since the rain started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Cayes for Saturday market day. The shallow parts were ankle deep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cars cause waves that are lapping onto front porches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somehow, we didn't see any cars/bikes get stuck! Not quite sure how...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conference in the street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We resorted to sharing ponchos since there weren't enough to go around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little rain won't stop her from Saturday shopping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wharf-instead of beach, the shore is lined with trash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floods pick up and carry the garbage all around town</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding a bike while holding an umbrella and groceries is a skill you learn when it rains this much</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The goats try to escape the rising waters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricia enjoying our market purchases. We're still not quite sure what they are...but they taste good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren checks the blood pressure of Denise, who recently had a stroke, to make sure she is safe to exercise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricia works with Olivia, who had a stroke last year and still works hard in therapy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren and Amanda work on balance with Denise. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This boy is getting fit with the prosthesis that we saw made in the shop last week (see the pictures from last week)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's a pro-after a few minutes of practice he's ready to go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A busy Monday morning in the clinic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren and Maureen work with Phelostene, who has made some huge improvements since we first saw him last week! He stood independently for the first time today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricia works with Bernard, who has a below the knee amputation on his left leg, and a recent partial foot amputation on the right side. He will be fit for a prosthesis this week, so hopefully he will be able to leave the hospital soon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maureen works with a woman who has severe burns on her arm and trunk. We try to keep her moving as much as we can so she doesn't form scars that limit her motion. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda gets Bernard up and putting some weight through his right foot, which he has not done for quite a while</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're pretty bad at pronouncing Haitian names, so our friends spelled out their names for us in bananagrams tiles.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-32460777863350610422011-06-03T18:56:00.000-07:002011-06-03T18:56:05.408-07:00The Great Lapli<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>June 2, 2011</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The start of the great flood...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rainstorm started on Wednesday, right in the middle of our soccer game. We thought it would end by the next day, but we were so wrong. We awoke to the trickling of rain in the middle of the night, which on a tin roof sounds something like someone throwing nails against a metal sheet...constantly. The rain continued for what seemed like the next 10 years. In fact, it is still raining as we write this. We were unable to go the clinic because the entire region closes down when it pours cats and dogs. The morning was spent studying diligently while being serenaded by the deafening sound of rain on the tin roof. By lunch time, we were all burnt out from studying and decided to play games and go for a walk in the rain. We met one young man who pointed at Tricia and said she was beautiful and then preceded to congratulate her on her beauty. The rest of us stood in her shadows. After our walk, we hung out at the house and got to talk with Likowki, one of the trainees in the prosthetics shop. We learned tons about Haitian culture, and Haitian perceptions about the United States. Some were correct, and some were "slightly" exaggerated. For example, it is common Haitian belief that in America, money is everywhere, everyone is rich, and no one has to work hard. We were told that there are places to go in the states where you can pay 2-3 dollars, stay for 24 hours, and eat as much as you want! (If anyone knows of one of these places, let us know!) They also are amazed that we can get water for free from water fountains, or in restaurants, or that the government helps you get food if your family is poor. Likowki has never seen snow, so we showed him pictures of the snowstorm from this winter, and he was amazed! Then we started talking about American sports, and realized how ridiculous some sports (especially football) sound to someone who has never heard of the sport. (So every time they hit someone they get a red card?? No, hitting people is kind of the point...) Snow skiing, water skiing, hockey, etc. Then, he gave us a lesson in Kreyol, and explained a lot about Haitian culture. It was amazing to hear his story. Some interesting things we learned: It is considered bad form to call your family poor, because if you are Christian, God provides for you, and calling yourself poor would be ungrateful. Industry is rare here, so jobs are extremely hard to find and hold onto. We learned about Haitian politics, schools, and the aftermath of the earthquake. Other interesting trivia: Haitian people fear frogs in the way that Americans fear spiders. In the evening we were able to watch Marvin, the prosthetist, make a lovely new prosthesis for a young boy who had broken 4 previous prosthesis. This one was made of titanium instead of plastic, and will hopefully hold up better for him. We ended the night with tons of laughter and smiles while playing numerous card games! Refer to the pictures below... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>June 3, 2011</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our day began with...can you guess? Yes, rain!! (Supposedly the forecast is rain until next Wednesday, and then it will start up again on Thursday!) Yet, we were all antsy and determined to go to the clinic even if no one would show up. Surprisingly, the day was quite busy with treating all of our inpatients and even having 2 new evaluations! One of them was a woman who had a hysterectomy and the day after had a stroke. That was one month ago and today was the first day she was evaluated for physical therapy. She has very poor sitting balance, pushes towards the left, and was very distracted. Working with a patient who has had a stroke who has cognitive deficits is difficult, especially when you add a language barrier. The other patient was a man who had epilepsy and fell into a fire and sustained 2nd degree burns over his left leg, left arm, and right and left hand. His wounds did not heal and he had to be surgically debrided this week. When we saw him, he was in so much pain, he could barely lift his hands up or even move. We are treating a total of two patients who have sustained 2nd degree burns and it's heartbreaking at times to make them move because it causes them more pain. Yet, we know if they do not move, it will just get worse and their pain will increase. Unfortunately, pain medications are not as readily available as they are back in the states. Sometimes even our translators do not want to see them because seeing them in agony is too much for them. After our morning was finished we headed home to eat lunch. The rain started to pick up and was falling so heavily that we spontaneously decided...to try showering in the rain (If anyone saw us they would've thought Americans sure have peculiar behavior)!! Pictures are below. Afterwards we went with Kelly, another volunteer, to visit a school for women where she teaches English and life skills. The women who run this shop hand-make various goods such as purses, hand embroidered napkins, skirts, aprons, etc. These goods are sold and all the proceeds go to help support their families. They were all beautifully made, and we all bought several things to bring back for our friends or family members. As we headed out of the school, the rain had picked up where the streets looked like overflowing rivers. There were a few slips, but luckily we all made it back to the house alive (but soaked to the bone)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricia makes sure everyone flosses before they go to bed to insure healthy gums! (even if they don't want to)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hanging dirty/wet clothes are starting to weigh down our mosquito nets!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what happens when you are unable to do laundry...clothes pile up, and mosquito nets fall down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We watched Lekowki's team take the win! (He's the "president" of the team)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The workshop where the prosthetics and orthotics are made (in our house in which we are staying in)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feet of all sizes, and titanium for the heavy duty legs. Most are made with the red cross plastic materials. They work for some, but for those who are very active, they may not hold up for long. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These sheets of plastic are heated in an oven, until they are flexible enough to be molded around a socket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvin fits a socket around a plaster mold of the patient's residual limb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvin then builds up certain areas of the socket with foam to make it more comfortable for the patient</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The metal square will be used later to attach to the titanium rod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The black plastic after it has been heated. Marvin drapes it over the socket, then waits for it to cool. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vacuum system sucks the plastic tightly to the socket to ensure that it is shaped correctly. After the plastic is formed properly, he trims the edges off and smoothes it out </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the red cross plastic prosthesis, which was not strong enough for this particular patient. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvin saws off the long edges</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and smoothes it out so it does not touch the patient's skin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvin drills holes onto the bottom so the rest of the prosthesis can be attached. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The titanium rod and foot are attached</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and then aligned in slight flexion using a laser to make sure everything is at the right angle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating Lauren's 24th birthday with a cake!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying cake and good friends :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The INTENSE game of spoon begins...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and continues...!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we re-emphaize, INTENSE game of spoons (they're weighted spoons OT's use. A chunk of kara's skin was scooped out with a spoon)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a little friend in the pipes of our house..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing dominos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did we mention it has been raining for 3 days straight?! Sometimes we are limited to what we can do while being cooped up in the house...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philostine (our patient with osmotic demylination) is practically taller than Tricia standing on a plinth! Imagine gait training him without a plinth, it was tough!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just a typical day, showering in the rain...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The streets, flooded!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">parts were almost knee deep!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trekking up to the house in the rain...good thing we live on top of a hill!</td></tr>
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</span></span>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-42559040775984726562011-06-01T19:27:00.000-07:002011-06-01T19:27:46.141-07:00It's times like these I wish I had a bedpan...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ah, the joys of FINALLY tucking every centimeter of mosquito net under your mattress only to realize you have to go to the bathroom one more time before bed.<br />
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We have had a great couple of days in the clinic. We have gotten to meet some wonderful people, and have a great group of hard working patients. We are now proficient in some "PT" phrases in Kreyol, such as: stand up (kanpe); sit down (chita); lay down (kouche); walk (marche) and some body parts (arm, leg, head, etc), allowing us to put together a few sentences. We celebrated Lauren's birthday today, and 4 out of 5 of us are now registered for boards (Mesi anpil Katie!)<br />
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Currently, we are in the middle of the longest, loudest rainstorm we have ever experienced, which has taught us that mosquitoes also do not like to be outside in the rain. Thank you mosquito nets (and 40% DEET).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some pictures that summarize our last couple of days:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Break time at the clinic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Documentation station? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara and Lauren conference like DPTs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew: Marvin (prosthetist), Berto, Kelly, Isaac, Joe and Ronnie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us after a long, hot morning in the clinic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maureen and Lauren work with Vekson, a 4 year old boy, in a stander</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vekson enjoying some theratube</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda teaching a kiddo some useful balance reactions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda practicing signs (toy) with Kensley, a two year old who is mostly blind and deaf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara examines the external fixator on Loulouse, who fractured both her femur and tib/fib in the earthquake last year. Her left leg still has not healed. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren works with Denise, who had a stroke and is completely flaccid on the right side. Check out those knee blocking skills...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soccer match in the pouring rain. The sheep are actually the goalposts. Just kidding. However, only moments earlier, the goat attempted to block a goal with his knees. He then left the field, defeated. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The poor goalie, emerging from the cornfields with the soccer ball after Maureen scores yet another goal</td></tr>
</tbody></table>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-76561199019436844712011-05-30T19:58:00.000-07:002011-05-30T19:58:40.776-07:00Fe Kon Sa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Saturday, May 28, 2011</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We started out the weekend with a quiet morning studying for Boards and adjusting to the Haitian humidity. It's been fairly warm out, not excessively hot, but the humidity is brutal! So we sat outside, tossed around information, and had a Diabetes inservice, courtesy of Dr. Lauren McCray, where we all had our blood sugars taken (ouch it hurt). We also took some time to try and get some physical activity in by kicking a ball around on the driveway inside the house's gates, because we couldn't leave the compound until we'd had a tour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were antsy/eager to go out and about in Simone and do some exploring. In the late afternoon, Marvin, one of the prosthetists working here from Nicaragua, took us on our tour of Simone. We walked down to the river, where most of the people in town were doing their bathing, laundry, and cleaning their cars. It's also the only fresh water source for many people. We walked along the river and up into the hills and jungle. Along the way, we came across dozens of cows and goats tied up along the paths. Many of the people leave their livestock tied up outside during the day, and everyone knows who they belong to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our little hike, we headed over to one of the local schools where they have a soccer field, as well as a basketball court and a volleyball court. We spent much of the afternoon kicking a soccer ball and throwing a frisbee around with the local kids. Mo showed them how it's done on the soccer field with Marvin. Kara and Tricia headed up the frisbee movement. We don't think they've ever played frisbee before, but they all caught on really fast. They also got a kick out of our cameras and liked having their pictures taken then looking at them on the LCD screen. They then proceeded to show us all up by showing us all of their acrobatic skills. Pretty much every single kid could do cartwheels, backflips, back bends, walking handstands, and performing a variety of break-dancing moves. Tricia showed them the worm, which they got a kick out of. They were also fascinated by Lauren's Vibram shoes. One kid thought they were some kind of prosthetic, and didn't believe they were shoes until she pulled her heel out of one! They spent the rest of the time taking turns poking her toes.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After dinner, Marvin taught us about a half dozen card tricks. He's been here for about a year, and told us that most people know who he is, even if he doesn't know them. He also says people think he practices some kind of black magic voodoo because of his card tricks. Kara and Amanda spent a couple of hours playing cards with Kelly, who is Dr. June's cousin and has been teaching english at a local school, and Corky, who is one of the local translators.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Sunday, May 29, 2011</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This morning we woke up and got dressed up for church. The church in Simone is some form of Protestant Christian church, we're not entirely sure what denomination. We didn't get there until about 9:30. By then, the service had been going on for over two hours already! Within 15 minutes, the pews around us were filled with curious kids, tugging on our hair and peering at us around their friends while their parents scolded them for not paying attention to the sermon. Naturally, because the service was in Creole, we couldn't understand a word, but we assume it was about God. It seemed like most of the town was at church. It was a great experience seeing their passion during worship. After church, we came home, ate some lunch and started up some more studying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had been overcast all morning, so we were concerned our plans to go to the beach were bust. Luckily, Marvin came down shortly after lunch to tell us to suit up, so we changed and piled in the truck to head to Port Salut, a beach about an hour away. We spent a good few hours on the beach, playing soccer with one of the local kids on the beach (we gave him a frisbee before we left), and swimming in the ocean, and, obviously, taking lots of pictures. We somehow all got bit by a clear wormy rolly polly parasite that we think was harmless because we spent an hour googling what it was and found 0 results (and we used every word possible "biting bug in salt water" "parasite with legs suction in ocean"..just a few of MANY searches.) We finished up the afternoon sitting in the shade with some fresh french fries and a cold Coke (disclaimer: We promise we are working, we just have no pictures of the clinic.. yet!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to bed tired and excited to start our first day in the clinic. Vibrant church music with singing was still going on while we drifted off to sleep..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Monday, May 30, 2011</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Day 1 in the clinic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The morning started out, shockingly, humid. (It's really too bad sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet ;P ) It rained most of the night, so pretty much everything felt damp. At about 8:30, we headed over the clinic, which is only about a 5 minute walk up a hill. Marvin and Carmen, the prosthetists, accompanied us. We met our 4 translators (Ronnie, Berto, Joe, and newbie Kelly), as well as Isaac, who functions as sort of a rehab aide. Because of the weather, no patients had shown up yet, so we went on a tour of the hospital upstairs, and met the handful of patients we would see there. Isaac brought 3 of the inpatients down to the clinic, and we got started. It was our "initiation" to being real PTs-no CI's and we made all our own decisions!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Caseload, Day 1: We saw a range of patients of all ages with mainly neurologic conditions, including several strokes, Guillan-Barre/Osmotic demyelination, cerebral palsy, and orthopedic conditions such as fractures, amputations, and mild genu varum (whom we discharged), as well as a patient with burns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The atmosphere of the clinic is busy but relaxed, and we get to set our own schedule. We were able to work with patients as long as we wanted, some up to an hour and a half. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After clinic, we changed out of our scrubs and into shorts and did our (hopefully) daily walking circuit around Simone, with a "Bon Swa!" to everyone we passed, ending up back at the soccer field. There was an official game going on between two local teams, so we messed around with some of the young kids on the sidelines, Twong showing off her "karate" moves (they thought she was Jackie Chan). We then ran into Ronnie, one of our translators, who proceeded to hunt down a basketball for us to play with. We played two on two, and he schooled us (We claim home court advantage). Amanda sat on the sidelines with the kids taking pictures. Lauren sat on a rock. The end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're SOOO excited to study for boards! not.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we had a diabetes in-service by Lauren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara intrigued by sharp objects</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cholera isolation and treatment center-the brown squares were "housing" for patients during the worst of the outbreak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">beautiful view at the top of the hill we mounted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epic palm tree on hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to the soccer field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Marvin and Maureen juggling<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patty teaching the Haitian boy ultimate frisbee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">From here on out, she will be known as bucket baby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara teaching the kids how to throw a frisbee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elite break dancing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">self explanatory<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiki hut + Coca Cola = Haitian heaven </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juggling on the beach with Joseph</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epic palm tree on beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">documentation station at lunch<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Lauren and Tricia testing their PET cart skills. They realized they had none.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Lauren shoots one basket (it was all net) before retiring to her rock.<br />
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</tbody></table>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-78425559674977408562011-05-27T18:47:00.000-07:002011-05-27T19:52:12.875-07:00M'pa konprann!<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Phase 1</span>:</b> Getting to Port au Prince....<br />
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So we started our trip with a four hour delay at O'Hare airport. We finally took off for Miami at 11:30 pm; arriving to Miami at 3:00 a.m. That left us about 2.5 hours of beauty rest on the floor of the airport.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">5:45a.m. board for Port au Prince!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Obviously we all slept through this flight...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">7:30 a.m. (or what feels like 7p.m. to us) ARRIVAL!!!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After waiting in line at customs and picking up our bags (which miraculously all made it, intact), we left the airport and met up with Wilson and Fabian from Medical Teams International (MTI). We went straight from the airport to the University of Miami Medishare Hospital in Port au Prince to see a patient who had suffered a spinal cord injury 7 days ago. We got to see the ONLY ventilator-capable ICU in Haiti, which had 4 beds (and 4 vents). This patient we came to see had been in a car accident, and then was carried on foot to the hospital (which he arrived at 24 hours later), then was flown to the hospital in Port au Prince. His fracture (which is believed to be a jumped facet at C7), was not stabilized and he has since lost function; now only able to shrug his shoulders. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After our hospital visit, we drove to the MTI team house in Port au Prince (which was incredible!). We spent the afternoon chatting with other volunteers, meeting the Port au Prince staff, eating some delicious food, and of course, napping. Then we all got to take one last, mosquito-free shower and slept in an airconditioned room, where we also caught some of the Bulls-Heat game. It was a lovely way to spoil ourselves before traveling to our next guesthouse (still nice, but not THIS nice...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rooftop view from the guesthouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new friend, Baron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out over Port au Prince from the rooftop</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We left Port au Prince by van at 9:30 a.m. for what we were told was a 4-5 hour drive (Haitian time). It took over 2 hours to get outside of Port au Prince due to the rush hour traffic jam that lasted all day. The pictures describe what we saw better than words can:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rows and rows of beautiful artwork lining the streets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw a variety of housing situations, starting with the tents...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A marketplace in Port au Prince</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UN troops patrol the streets of the city<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People selling yams, cabbage, and many different types of fruit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The incredible scenery on the road to Les Cayes</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Around 3:30 p.m. we arrived at Dokte June's house, which also serves as the MTI guesthouse in Simone, a "suburb" of Les Cayes. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our feat of engineering-hanging 4 mosquito nets with one long piece of twine. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only after did we realize we could have just as easily tied them up separately!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Then we met with the orthotist, Ann, and the OT, Megha who have been working at the Advantage clinic for the past two weeks. They gave us a quick run-down of the patient list and filled us in on who we would be working with on Monday. Then we had more delicious food and took a short walk to the hospital to deliver dinner to a patient. The hospital does not provide food or water for the patients, so they rely on their families to keep them fed, hydrated and clean. This patient, who we will work with throughout our time here, comes from a village far away from Cayes. He became ill with cholera, and survived the illness, however was left with neurologic deficits. He was originally diagnosed with Guillain Barre, however once he arrived at the Advantage clinic for rehab (he was originally being treated at the Medishare Port au Prince hospital) the therapists recognized that this was not a typical Guillain Barre presentation, and did a little research. It appears that he has Central pontine myelinolysis (also known as osmotic demyelination), which is caused by the rehydration process during cholera treatment. Good thing we have a fairly reliable internet connection so we could Google that one (I mean search PubMed for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials...)! All in all, a great start to our trip. Now we're really looking forward to getting started in the clinic on Monday.<br />
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That's all for today; we will keep you all posted when we can! </div>TapTapToHaitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12432179796637144022noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825528275685062301.post-25781594046554185362011-05-18T08:50:00.000-07:002011-05-27T19:20:05.638-07:00Leaving on a Jet Plane....Soon!<u><span style="background-color: yellow;">Our Itinerary: </span></u><br />
<u><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span></u>May 25th: Leave from O'Hare airport, Chicago for Miami, FL (we will spend the night in the Miami airport)<br />
May 26th: Leave bright and early from Miami to arrive in Port Au Prince <br />
May 27th: We will take a van from Port au Prince to Les Cayes.The drive is about 4 – 5 hours depending on how bad traffic is in getting out of Port au Prince and then slightly when going through the epicenter of where the earthquake was because the roads are still bad. We will drive into the town of Les Cayes and reside in Simone, a small "suburb" of Cayes. It is located in southwest Haiti.<br />
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;">Our trip:</span></u><br />
After the devestation of the earthquake and the cholera outbreak, Haiti has gained lots of recognition in the news for the need to provide assistance to the poorest country in the world. What many do not know is that more than a year after the earthquake which killed greater than 230,000 people (many, many more, as this number is from March 2010), it left another 1.3 million homeless, and many others injured. The conditions in Haiti remain grim and it is a safety concern to travel to Haiti. Yet, just 40% of the population has access to basic health care and there is a chronic shortage of health care personnel, and hospitals lack resources, a situation that became very apparent after the earthquake.<br />
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;">Fast facts about Haiti:</span></u><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~50% literacy rate, >80% of college educated Haitians have emigrated, mostly to the USA</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">>80% of Haitians live in poverty (54% in “abject” poverty)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2/3 of Haitians are unemployed</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Religion: 50% of the population practices voodoo</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Ranked #1 in the world for death rate (heavily influenced by the 2010 earthquake)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Life expectancy at birth: 62.17 years</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~30,000 cases of malaria each year</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10x the rates of tuberculosis of other countries</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">>230,000 people killed from the earthquake, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">>1,000,000 left homeless </span></span></span></span></span></li>
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</span></span></div><div><div v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><div class="O1"><span style="font-family: Constantia;"><span style="color: #0f6fc6; font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; left: -2.71%; position: absolute; top: 0.16em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">—</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="O" v:shape="_x0000_s1026"></div>We are 5 physical therapy students (actually not anymore... graduates! WAHOO!) who have been moved by the conditions in Haiti and feel called to use our physical therapy skills to serve the surrounding communinities in Haiti.We are going through a volunteer program called “The Advantage Program” which aims to meet the physical and spiritual needs of persons with disabilities in Haiti. The goal is to provide long-term, sustainable assistance to those who need it, regardless of religion, creed or ability to pay. For almost 3 weeks, we will be volunteering at Advantage Clinic where we will treat people with a wide variety of injuries, diseases and disabilities. We will mainly work at this clinic, but there are also times where we will travel and work at other locations. We will return to the states on June 12th, just in time to take boards and finally become "real" PTs! <br />
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Thank you for all your support in many ways! Without you, our trip would not have been possible. Keep following our blog as we begin our adventure!<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Love,</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XbHmYi0BzwIrR_2kENAuSJRPtT4rMIDZQSptz6GPE-7dtSKPHhOv8Jj2vSC_ioaK4_gQSML5-JhGcE1-5Kuxc-2JBkc4oDiCBDlTWbFj7cgu0hz6gsfRcmAjdpk-g8TIWtfWj80nHWo/s1600/Jan-may+2011+314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XbHmYi0BzwIrR_2kENAuSJRPtT4rMIDZQSptz6GPE-7dtSKPHhOv8Jj2vSC_ioaK4_gQSML5-JhGcE1-5Kuxc-2JBkc4oDiCBDlTWbFj7cgu0hz6gsfRcmAjdpk-g8TIWtfWj80nHWo/s320/Jan-may+2011+314.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As pictured: Lauren McCray, Maureen Cutrera, Tricia Wong, Kara O'Malley, & Amanda Buerger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pictures of the clinic:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">http://picasaweb.google.com/med.teams.intl/AdvantageHaiti#</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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