Greetings All!
Friday I will begin my journey back to Haiti with the University of Miami Global Institute Project Medishare program where I will be serving as a PT for a week. The name of this blog refers to the Haitian proverb, "Se piti piti swazo fe nich" which means "Little by little the bird builds it nest". This proverb was most helpful when I served patients at the International Medical Alliance hospital in Jimani last Feb as it helped me connect with my Haitian patients. It also helped my patients connect with the rehab process of accomplishing things little by little or one step at a time.
I hope to use this blog to share a bit about the PT relief work at Medishare. Tomorrow is about packing and making sure all of my documents are in order. I will meet up with a friend Becky Crocker in Miami on Friday night and then it will be off to Haiti early Saturday morning.
I am not entirely sure of how the daily routine will be or even if there is a typical day! The orientation documents from Medishare have been excellent. I am open to serve and ready for just about anything. This time we will be in a different phase of the disaster relief work and will see what will be involved. I also hope to be able to connect with former patients, translators, and other friends involved in the relief work in Haiti. Of course there will be the PT work to do as well!
My fears include wondering if I will be able to deal with the heat. I look forward to the hard work and the connections to be made with patients and staff.
Be well,
Sue Klappa
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