Thursday, February 4, 2010

Update February 3 - From Bryn

So today they treated about 120 people at the clinic. Dad says it is starting to slow down a little, so they are planning on taking they day off on Saturday.....now when they say they are taking the day off, he means they are taking the van they have there and driving a little ways to 3 orphanages. They will treat the children there, as well as hand out some toys that they brought. They will also be going to see a Baptist church and they will find a place to go out to dinner. Dad said it is very interesting to see that one building will be completely destroyed, and another about 100 feet away will be fine. For example, the house they are staying in is perfectly safe, but there are buildings all around that are merely rubble.They had a construction crew today from Utah Hospital Task Force that cleared the road into the compound. They can now open the gates to get cars through so they can move things out of the damaged buildings.Dad told me tonight that people need to understand that PLANS ARE CHANGING EVERY DAY. Just like the plan for coming home, and things like that. They are working with two different governments trying to coordinate things, so it makes it very difficult at times.One plan they have discussed is to build a new prosthetics shop by the airport, so they could build new prosthetics for people more locally. They are also talking about flying a surgical team down to Haiti (spine specialists) to do surgery on the little boy with the broken vertebrae. Apparently it is easier to get people in there, then it is to get people out. He told me a little about the people today. There was a guy who was very depressed and needed someone to talk to. There aren't really any psychiatrists or counselors there to help people, so my dad offered to talk to the man. He told dad that he was confused and depressed. He had never lived through something as traumatic as this. His family was doing well, but his house had fallen in the quake. Dad thinks he came from the shanty town, so he said the term house is relative. He listened to the guy, and I'm sure gave him a new hope.

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  1. Wow! You are totally amazing! It is something you will always remember and you are making a huge difference. Be strong and stay safe. Keep up the great work! Let your light shine . . . =0)

    Desiree Andreasen

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