I had my first birth last night, wonderfully peaceful birth inside our big white dome. The construction crew has finally managed to fence off our area as hoards of curious on lookers from the neighbooring tent city would literally just come and hang out while our women laboured. I've been pretty hand off the last few births as the other volunteers here are just dying to catch Haitian babies - so rather than fight about it - I just set back and continue working on all the sorting of suplies and equipment and join in at all the mobile clinics we've been organizing. Marc ( our Aussie medic) and I have been hitting all the neglected tent cities, seeing hundreds of patients. I've never bandaged, sutured so many wounds or ever seen and treated so many scabies cases. I promise to write more very soon and I'm working hard at getting my million pictures up...slow Internet and not enough time with running electricity is seriously slowing the process down.
Off to the beach after a 12hr day. Well deserved, I'm aching for a good dinner and cold beer!
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Hi Tania!
ReplyDeleteI have been following your blogs with great interest. Wow, you are having such an amazing time. I am so glad you are writing. Please let me know if there is anything else you need there. Also very happy to hear you are getting a little balance with some beach time! Balance is good!
Kim
Great to hear from you Tania. Keep with the good work. I am proud of you !
ReplyDeleteYou're just my hero.
ReplyDeleteKeep going Tania, and keep writing please ! It's been more than 10 days, come on !
Hi Tania! I am a midwife from Vancouver and will soon be joining you down in Jacmel! I am heading there on April 17th, and can't wait to get there!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to meet you and learn the ropes...
Candace