February 8, 2010 – 9:19 am
Today marks our second morning in Haiti. We said goodbye to our friends from Miami today who provided us such a tremendous welcome and were truly a wonderful team that was able to fill all rolls and were able to support us in transition and getting our feet on the ground our first full day [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged 82nd Airborne, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, John G. Anderson M.D., OAM, OAM staff, OAM Team 4, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, Terrence Endres M.D., Van Wingerden, Van Wingerden family, West Michigan support 1
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February 8, 2010 – 9:17 am
Team #4 has been on the ground in Haiti now for just over 24 hours. We had a warm welcome from the Miami team here on the ground. They have helped us make a relatively smooth transition.
We have answered a census at the Double Harvest Clinic of close to 50 patients. We have gotten started [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged 82nd Airborne, community support, Double Harvest, Dr. Bryan Pack, Dr. Bukrey, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, OAM, OAM staff, OAM Team 4, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, Suzanne Bukrey, Terrence Endres M.D., U.S.S. Comfort, West Michigan support 1
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February 8, 2010 – 9:15 am
Well the time is over for us here in Haiti. We fly home tomorrow. The week has been filled with ups and downs. Probably more downs than ups. We finished the day with 9 surgeries. Most went very well. Have a few on for tomorrow for the new crew that is arriving.
The day ended on [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support 1
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February 8, 2010 – 9:12 am
To all:
It is hard to believe a week has passed by so quickly. Team 3 has completed our work here this week but the work is far from done, and Team 4 will have plenty to do when we pass off to them tomorrow. Most of us feel bittersweet about leaving. The atmosphere here is [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support 1
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February 5, 2010 – 2:05 pm
“We have no hope”. That was what one of the people told me today. I tried to get an understanding of what exactly he meant. I also tried to ask him how they deal with their pain and their losses. He had no more words. I feel for these people. Many are unemployed, little education, [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support
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February 4, 2010 – 4:34 pm
Another busy but productive day for all at the Double Harvest. We saw some staffing changes and had to say goodbye to many friends made over the past 4 days who will not be forgotten. Spending 4 days together in high intensity conditions and in close quarters has a way of forging bonds between strangers [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support
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February 3, 2010 – 10:37 am
Heading off to bed. Another long night. More work to do in morning.
The patients seem to be doing well, and are adjusting to us. Most smile and wave when we walk by on rounds. One lady in particular has a baby boy who is one year old and sustained crush injuries to both feet requiring [...]
By caroliner
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Bret, cholera, Creole, Dr. Dave, GR, Haiti, haiti medical, Haitian nurses, Jill, Libby, malaria, Mary, Michael Jabara M.D., primary syphilis, TB, tetnus
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February 3, 2010 – 10:25 am
Not much new to report today. Clinic was very busy. Surgery schedule was less busy. This is probably a good sign that progress is being made, but the situation changes very often and very quickly. The are still many who need follow-up care and we identified many undiagnosed injuries today. Most are severe and complex [...]
By caroliner
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Double Harvest, follow-up care, fractures, Haiti, haiti medical, Haitian people, Haitians, health care professionals, John G. Anderson M.D., Michael Jabara M.D., OAM staff
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February 2, 2010 – 10:09 am
Today started uneventfully. We had only a few cases scheduled that were leftover from the night before. We caught up on our sleep and spent some time working out kinks. We had generator issues all day yesterday, with power drops that were short but enough to wreak havoc on our sterilizer. Because of the generator [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support
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February 2, 2010 – 10:08 am
Awesome! Today was another good day. Up this morning at 5:30 a.m. to begin rounds before our daily 7:30 a.m. group meeting. Most post op patients doing well.
Last night was some more excitement. A 24 year old came in to clinic in labor. It was a little trickier than usual because she had a prior [...]
By courtneysk
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Posted in Haiti
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Also tagged Adam Post, Amanda Post, Bret Doud, community support, Double Harvest, grand rapids mi, grand rapids michigan, Haiti, haiti medical, haiti relief, James Ringler, John G. Anderson M.D., Libby Mondue, Mary Herzog, Michael Jabara M.D., OAM, OAM staff, operation double harvest project, Orthopaedic associates grand rapid, Orthopaedic associates of michigan, Orthopaedic Grand Rapids, orthopaedic surgeon grand rapid, Orthopedic associates grand rapids, orthopedic grand rapids, Orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgeon grand rapid, West Michigan support
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