Tuesday….

I have a missionary friend that lives on the other side of the island.  She went to the local market and saw they had these preemie diapers.  She had seen the post about the little boys and bought all they had at the market.  The diapers traveled from the other side

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Some of the new kids at the RC

We admitted several new children this past week.  Here are a few of them. KERVENS is 5 years old and weighs 24 pounds.  He has 4 living siblings-2 sisters and 2 brothers.  He has 2 other siblings that have died.  This is his first time with kwashiorkor.  He is currently

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Links

For those that love the links (come on I know your out there) We are getting a new president tomorrow read here and here

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Chidley

Post about Chidley #1  Post about Chidley #2  Chidley died after an extended illness.  He was sick for many weeks with his mother before she brought him to RHFH.  His mother came to visit him often.  She bathed him, feed him and loved him.  Her first son.  She will never

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Regine

Regine lives in Leogane, close to the epicenter of the earthquake.  For several months prior to the earthquake, she was bedridden due to weight loss, weakness, kwashiorkor/malnutrition, severe stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.  During the earthquake, a shelf with some heavy items fell on her.  A piece of splintered wood

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