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Progress, Pasta and a Pageant

Aug 10th

It has been a great few days at the PT clinic. Patients are really responding to Jana’s techniques, and she is really making some progress with range of motion and pain! She is a highly skilled massage therapist!
Jana (assisted by her mom back home) has provided the volunteers with some delicious food this week. It has lifted our spirits!
Last night, we went to the first ever “Lady Show” (Miss Camp Hope) at Camp Hope! The community spirit was amazing, and people were having a great time!

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Jana and Mackenzie have arrived safely with FOOD!

Aug 7th

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Jana and Mackenzie arrived safely! And they brought BROWNIES! Yum! We had a delicious dinner from a local Haitian BBQ (roadside food) – spicy chicken, plantains, sweet potatoes and lettuce! It was a great end to a productive day of chart reviews (see Kirstin’s post). Tomorrow we are going to help out in the LAC warehouse, go to church at Camp Hope and clean out the medical supply tent. Good times!

Arrivals, Haiti

We’ll give anyone a flip flop…

Aug 7th

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Good news… A new generator is up and running so we have consistent power which means A/C again, for a few hours each day! Today the PTs went through EVERY existing chart and put them in a database/spreadsheet and also determined which patients needed to be discharged, which ones needed to be hunted down, and which ones are awesome enough to be coming regularly all on their own — a good excuse to spend about 7 hours in the A/C. Next week we begin the hunting-down process.

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Update from Kirstin

Aug 5th

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Patients at the clinic are awesome and so willing to work and get better! I’m loving being here and learning a ton. There’s even something about sleeping outside with nothing but a sheet over my face to keep the mosquitos away and waking up soaked in sweat that I like… I’m just not sure what it is yet!

“Un perro no se deja su hueso!”

Aug 5th

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We’ve begun the long slow process of identifying people who have not returned for therapy in a while. Going to their homes/tents will help us identify how people are doing!
It is great to have Kirstin, Mathieu, and Josh here working in the PT tent. They are hard workers, and we are working well as a team!!!
David (12 years old) told Josh that he shouldn’t leave me in Haiti. Josh asked why not? And David said, “Because a dog never leaves his bone!”

Haiti

Kirstin’s Arrival

Aug 1st

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Kirstin has arrived safely! A little honey leaked out into her bag, but didn’t get on her clothes! AND all her luggage arrived with her!! YEAH! Matieu and I are looking forward to the extra PT hand at the clinic!! Thank you for joining us, Kirstin!!

Weather warnings & proper planning

Aug 1st

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Currently there is a tropical depression that might head towards Haiti. Tomorrow AM, they are having a disaster plan meeting for the residents of Camp Hope. I do not want you to worry about the volunteers for they are in the middle of Haiti. Love A Child Orphanage has solid buildings and has been through many many storms!

Meet Keisia

Aug 1st

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Meet Keisia – one of my favorite patients! She is a very smart and opinionated girl who is a joy to work with.

PT Progress despite Haitian Heat

Jul 31st

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Today was another hot day in Haiti. There was no breeze and the air was sweltering. Even so, we had group therapy this morning followed by a regular PT clinic day. The PT team is tired, but pleased with the work of the week.

Fund Raising Ideas for Sports Equipment for Camp Hope

Jul 31st

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Here are 6 ideas to get some thoughts flowing.
Let us finish this project with the feeling of a “GREAT” job well done!

Planning Our Farewell Gift to Camp Hope

Jul 30th

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All Past Volunteers–
You all know how much sports mean to the people of Camp Hope. Since we are winding down in Oct, I really want to leave a gift for all. I am hoping that we can come up with uniforms for soccer, basketball and girls volleyball plus soccer shoes (I have the sizes needed).