Haiti-My first Medical Mission I'm helping Midwives for Haiti to educate skilled birth attendants. Haiti has the highest mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere. Here is where I will write daily journals of my adventure.

Day 12

HAITI | Wednesday, 23 Nov 2016 | Views [325]

Day 12-  Hospital Ste Therese. I am awoken by the girls getting ready. A morning ritual has happened. Donna and Tiffany go to bed earlier than me, usually Donna first. I sit up and blog or mess around on my phone til late at night. So in the ... Read more >

Tags: hospital, raining, ste. therese

Day 11

HAITI | Saturday, 19 Nov 2016 | Views [340]

Day 11- A moto trip to ‘Little Clinic’ and buying Haitian souvenirs   The alarm wakes me up and I slowly get up. I go out to the dining room and pour some coffee. I make a couple of pieces of toast and eat. I get ready for the ... Read more >

Tags: cows, haitian treasures, little clinic

Day 10

HAITI | Friday, 18 Nov 2016 | Views [545]

Day 10-  Crazy, sweaty day at the hospital. Extreme jaundice, scary preeclampsia, births and a surprise.   Alarm goes off and I am excited to get up and get ready for work today. I put on my scrubs, drink coffee and eat a fried egg sandwich.... Read more >

Tags: jaundice, postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, surprise twins

Day 9

HAITI | Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016 | Views [417]

  Day 9-  City tour and relaxing day   I wake up to hearing the girls get ready for the day. Shani and I are in one bunk bed, me on bottom, Donna and Tiffany in another bunk. Emily is sharing a room with another volunteer, Sheila.... Read more >

Tags: cathedral, cemetery, city tour, haiti, hinche

Day 8

HAITI | Monday, 14 Nov 2016 | Views [342]

Day 8- Donna’s birthday and Travel to Hinche   I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog about the goat and the pregnant lady. After seeing the goat, we asked Randall about it. He said it was the security guard’s goat. Oh okay, ... Read more >

Tags: donnas birthday, hinch, rum

Day 7

HAITI | Monday, 14 Nov 2016 | Views [397]

Day 7-  Clinic, the dam and a movie   Today there are no bells. There really is no rhyme or reason to why, how or how many bells are rung. If the bells ring, then mass will be held. Today the girls are pretty recovered. Very minor sickness.... Read more >

Tags: dam, haiti

Days 1 through 6

HAITI | Sunday, 13 Nov 2016 | Views [613]

Day 1-   Arriving in Cabestor   We have arrived to Haiti safely. It was quite the trek to get here in Cabestor. I will start with leaving the house. I was on time!!! Normally I am packing everyone up and having to deal with the kids ... Read more >

Tags: cabestor, first mission, haiti, jos nurses, midwives for haiti, one nurse at a time

My 1st Blog post! Getting ready to leave. EEK!

HAITI | Wednesday, 2 Nov 2016 | Views [761] | Comments [3]

Bonjou!!! or Hello!   Well, here it is. My first blog post ever. I'm very excited to be writting a blog on my adventures in Haiti. I'd like to let everyone know that I will be open, blunt and honest on what I see while there. So, if your squimish, ... Read more >

Tags: first post, haiti, mission

Photos: Trip planning!!

HAITI | Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery