Day 1
What a wonderful first day. Marcie, Lori, and Kristin are doing a fabulous job, I could not ask for a better team. Kristin and Marcie adapted quickly and seem very comfortable. Our guest house gives all the creature comforts we could ask for including an amazing view of the ocean and Port-au-Prince in the distance.
This morning we did a mobile clinic at Bon Repose, mainly seeing rechecks of blood pressure and other issues. In the afternoon we returned to the fixed clinic in Cabaret. Here we saw several cases of presumed Chikungunya fever. No diagnostic testing, but lots of pain and fever in the midst of an outbreak, so we treated as such. We also the typical amounts of typical Haiti aches and pains, as well as a few pretty sick kiddos.
The work that Vlad, Merline, and Francise have put in is nothing short of amazing. Their clinic is one of a kind based on my experiences in Haiti (trip number fifteen and counting!)
I will try to update this as much as WiFi allows.
To all the family and loved ones of my team, thank you for allowing them to come help the Haitian people. It is a passion of mine, and I hope they feel the same when our work is done this week. I know it isn't easy to have them leave and for you to carry on with normal life, but believe me this is work and not a vacation. They need to be commended for their sacrifice as much as you need to be thanked and cheered for yours.
Ryan Venis
