Newbies

Schnaika She is 6 months old and weighed 9 pounds when admitted. She came in with slight edema, was very small from her malnutrition, had a 101 temperature and was quite dehydrated. She has 1 sister, 1 brother and 1 sibling who has passed away. Her mom and dad both

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New Admits

  Jn Renold He is 4 years old and weighed 24.5 pounds when admitted. He was admitted with severe malnutrition and edema. He was enrolled in our outpatient mamba program starting in May 2015 but then abandoned the program in November 2015. He came back to clinic in October of

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Preventable Heart Disease

Yvane is a 34 year old woman who has lived at Real Hope For Haiti since January of this year. She has heart failure that started shortly after the delivery of her son over 3 years ago. When she first came to us she had fluid in her lungs, severe

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ICU Cuties

I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice

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New Admits

Guivens He is 5 years old and weighed 24 pounds when admitted. He came in severely malnourished and had a vitamin A deficiency leaving him blind in one eye. His mom did not have enough money to feed him so was just waiting for him to die. A kind neighbor

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Cholera resources

This post is for those working in Haiti and needing info on cholera prevention and care after Hurricane Matthew.  Please forgive me if I do not give credit to the correct organization for each of these documents.  I’m just trying to get this info out fast and feel like I

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