Phone Convo with Bryn .. February 1

Just got off the phone with dad. He said today has been a great day. They helped about 175 people today at the clinic. He was specific about two of them. One was an 8 year old little boy that was injured during the earthquake by a brick that fell on his face. It broke all the bones around his eye, and dad said it was pretty messed up and was surprised it didn't kill the little boy. No local doctors would see him because him and his family live on the poor side of town. He was seen today by some of the medics in my dads group and they drove him to the United Nations Hospital. He is scheduled for surgery in the morning. Another little boy, who was 4 years old had also been hurt by the earthquake. A rock had crushed the vertebrae in his back. He was in a lot of pain, and his mother had been carrying him around since the earth quake. The medics in dads group drove him to the Miami College Hospital that is located in Haiti to be seen by doctors there. He is scheduled to fly out tonight to Tampa, FL for surgery.

Dad also said the food today was great. They had rice and beans and some sort of hot cabbage. He can't remember what it was called, and even if he did, he doesn't think he could pronounce it. He said it was to die for! He said there were some kids trying to get some fruit out of a tree, he went over and tried to help them. A local saw him trying to get fruit out of a tree and came over and got it out for them. Dad said it was purple, and they told him what it was, but once again, he couldn't pronounce it. He said it was really good, like a creamy, mushy (but not like a bad apple). He took a taste, not even a bite - and gave the rest to the kids.

We talked a little about Watson, since here, we all decided we wanted my dad to bring him home. I told dad about our decision. He told me that Watson has parents there. They are very, very poor, and in the lowest of the low class. He said their classes are divided and you know who belongs to what class.