A Journalist’s Reminiscence – Part II
Another page from the Journalist's Notebook on Haiti:
On a visit to Haiti in 2004, I visited a clinic run by a group of volunteers on the edge of Cite Soliel. While I was there, the US Army medics were there for what I found out was a weekly visit and treatment of various illnesses and injuries.
This little clinic was home to 22 men with HIV, full blown AIDs and TB. Outside the ward building, the medics were sewing cuts, cleaning infected wounds, mostly children’s feet, and doing rudimentary dental work.
I was impressed with how our soldiers were there working to make these people as comfortable and as pain-free as possible, even those in the ward. They were giving what aid they could to the HIV and AIDS patients, and offering words of encouragement.
I was amazed at these folks, doing this wonderful work for people in great need without concern for themselves. This type of work has been going on for generations in Haiti.
Today, thousands of volunteers from every country in the world, dropping the routine of their daily lives, are helping those in severe need. No matter what our differences, when a disaster strikes, good people rise to the call and give all they can to help. Please keep Haiti in your prayers.
