by Jean Eric Massena
02-10-2010
Hello everyone, this is Jean Massena. I am writing from Port au Prince, Haiti. Today was our last clinic at La Plaine. I had a great experience working with Megan as an interpreter and assistant. We saw many different cases and we believe that many of them are caused by the fact that many people are homeless and are sleeping in the streets. We believe that malaria is going to be a big epidemic in the months to come.
In the afternoon we went downtown to "see with our eyes" unimaginable destruction caused by the earthquake. The tent cities are getting bigger. The beautiful "Champ de Mars", one of the biggest parks in the region has seen its proud and elegant National Palace reduced to nothing.
The streets are so covered with a white dust that you have the feeling that it is snowing in the carribean. How can twelve men with nothing in their hands clean up what is left of a 3 floors building? But what a determination they have to continue working with all their strength and their hearts, and for nothing in return.
Our experience today gives us more passion for the work we are doing. We are getting ready to go to Santo Domingo tomorrow and then to Cap Haitian and Jakzil. We fill that we should provide the best health care service to the Haitian people and we wish them a better tomorrow.
Papito
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