Kreyol Song: Kris Pou Mwen – Christ For Me

Tout bonè mwen nan JeziKri Kris pou mwen! (2 fwa) San Jezi mwen pa gen lavi, Kris pou mwen! Se li ki Wa m, li se Sovè m, Se li menm tou ki bon doktè m Si l pa te la, sa mwen ta fè? Kris pou mwen! (2 fwa)

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New Admits

Jowonder came to the clinic after having a motorcycle accident. His wound had been stitched up at another hospital and was very infected. He also had a high fever. He stayed for several weeks to be able to have daily dressing changes and medications for infection. He is a little

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Clinic Review – October 2019

Total amount of patients seen – 1991Average seen per day – 105 Number of emergencies – 26Patients sutured – 13Dressing changes done – 546 Number of patients tested for HIV (we were low on tests all month) – 70Number that tested positive – 6 Anemia – 102Asthma – 6Burns –

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Narcissism Needles In

The dictionary definition of narcissism is “a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.” I wouldn’t necessarily say that my picture would be there next to definition if you were thumbing through Webster’s, but these first four years back in Haiti have been a steep learning

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Wilderson

Anyone who has visited us in Cazale during the past 14 months had the privilege of meeting Wilderson. A spunky toddler with a delightful smile. Wilderson was admitted to our inpatient malnutrition center in September of last year with severe acute malnutrition, edema presumably secondary to kwashiorkor and a severe

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