Observations of Haiti - "the Event" and "my Return"

Thank you for your story and your service. You answered the call and then YOU WENT BACK!! My hat is off to you.

Sorry you got sick. Like lots of so-called 3rd world countries, though, Haiti has had plenty of aid. It just doesn't seem to getto the people who need it. It is cursed, you might say, with a government that doesn't care about its citizens. The Prez has a palace, the peasants are street people, living in shanty towns. I guess there'sa small wealthier, more comfortable upper class or middle class, but most Haitians are either living in thecountryside or in sort of shanty towns. That's what I saw when I was there many years ago. Also, a lot of materiel that our group flew in was "lost" (pilfered by Customs, probably), only to turn up on the black market. In order to have what to work with, we had to buy it back.Still, we did what we could. You did, too. God bless.

It is people like you that get care to the people who need it. Wish everyone would work that way and maybe these people would have some of their suffering lifted. Kudos to you anf your family for their support of you.

i agree with kooky korky. i never could understand why anyone would donate to haiti when it was obvious that the crooked government of haiti would get the money and not the people. our country sent billions of dollars over there, yet the only progress has been by the sweat of people, and not by money.

Totally agree When it happened I said people are crazy to send $$ instead send Americans construction workers (those out of work) use the money to pay their salaries and then hire the Hatians (giving them work & income) and all money would be used for the salaries, equipment, etc no money to the government. We never learn we, have been sending Haiti aid for ever with no benefit to the Haitian people.

how did you get involved with disaster relief support ?is it a paid position ?i would love to find out more ER, ICU nurse with 20 yrs experience