tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208419862024-03-07T18:22:19.294-06:00Whats Ed Up To NowTracking Ed Monroe as he travels to Haiti and other exotic(?) placesWhatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-64420697643739849772011-03-18T06:34:00.005-05:002011-03-18T06:49:22.140-05:00Friday morning March 18 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQre1lETQaOHO4u-IEZ7FsgI3HtHqHPE1g7ilgbzHE92xoPSOoKogT86ynnY9D12FxTsa3eTuv0O4LCvra2HwRSSt6EHBzo6I1J4rWgAFApcbkhXOw0opBNjwDbT_lwaFA3JKC/s1600/DSC01204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585385650130599330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQre1lETQaOHO4u-IEZ7FsgI3HtHqHPE1g7ilgbzHE92xoPSOoKogT86ynnY9D12FxTsa3eTuv0O4LCvra2HwRSSt6EHBzo6I1J4rWgAFApcbkhXOw0opBNjwDbT_lwaFA3JKC/s200/DSC01204.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr1bA1j1Tl-Y9glQe2j-G_DUvRmGV_mPnAXlbQRaitIsXFouWa1qzTJML29HtgI3IcPC9ida2xaBJUoAQoaTlKGuDfQ6KLSWzroU_dJ7xC4D47BWOYZQX9B-ab06RfJ_d3NQm/s1600/DSC01202.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585385647440452178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr1bA1j1Tl-Y9glQe2j-G_DUvRmGV_mPnAXlbQRaitIsXFouWa1qzTJML29HtgI3IcPC9ida2xaBJUoAQoaTlKGuDfQ6KLSWzroU_dJ7xC4D47BWOYZQX9B-ab06RfJ_d3NQm/s200/DSC01202.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvEcaJ9W6wQwOGR-N67DaIYBh03ELT45oiAjREkNVKG3TFsg2xg_xPvctyLANq7k7rTuM-B3rPhkBWgkxURaZlDJhCDYsOqa9vnUpIJBHAjbjNwKsdKqa3EpJCtAttSrn-1Xt/s1600/DSC01177.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585385638144994466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvEcaJ9W6wQwOGR-N67DaIYBh03ELT45oiAjREkNVKG3TFsg2xg_xPvctyLANq7k7rTuM-B3rPhkBWgkxURaZlDJhCDYsOqa9vnUpIJBHAjbjNwKsdKqa3EpJCtAttSrn-1Xt/s200/DSC01177.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I am not really good at taking the time to write my blog on this trip. We are seeing over 300 patients per day and working till near 6 PM so my time to write is limited. This is another great team with lots of dedicated workers who really care for the Haitians. We have had a few starving babies. One yesterday was 10 days old and even though Mom;s milk had come in, the baby was being fed some crushed spaghetti and sweet tea. This was her 4th child and you would have expected her to learn to fee babies by now. We also had a 47 year old lady with several children find out that she was pregnant. We did 3 separate tests as she refused to believe it. We are going through lots of formula and Dr. Nelson has been busy obtaining it for us. We will be sticking close to the clinic on the weekend due to the election and also because Aristides return to Haiti may cause some unrest. I hate it that the new people will not get to see Jacmel, the beach at Ti Moulage, the market at Cayes Jacmel, or some of the other scenery.<br /><br /><br /><br />I hope you enjoy the pictures. Time to get some breakfast. Thanks for the prayers and good wishes</div></div></div>Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-47885229036946478452011-03-16T21:48:00.002-05:002011-03-16T22:00:18.353-05:00Wednesday March 16First off, Happy St Patrick's day. We plan to celebrate at Son-Son's with green Okra and lots of rum and Prestige. I doubt that it will be green. It is now 10:00 PM and I have just a few moments to blog. We say some where over 300 patients again today and did not finish till after 6 PM. Martha and I are still doing great and this will be a great mission. We have has lots of help from Linda Bryan and Matthew Re. Kate McGinn, Barb Smith, and Greta Thibideau also helped us. Bill Cicala and Kristy Rashid asked if they could help and they bit off a bit more that they would have liked. Please look at the FOTCOH blog for some updates from Carol Miller and some pictures from Holly's camera. Reg, Bill and Gregg are headed for bed, as I should also be doing. Just out of the shower and thought I would say hello. This is another great team and I am enjoying the experience as always. We will NOT be going to the beach ion Sunday due to possible problems as we pass by several polling places. We will most likely just go to the beach beneath the Cyvadier Plage Hotel. The hotel will also host our Saturday evening dinner.<br />Keep those prayers coming.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-20482293739880006742011-03-15T20:13:00.002-05:002011-03-15T20:16:19.490-05:00Hello from Haiti 3-15-11Hello from Haiti. For our first day here we saw 324 patients. I am sure that is a new record in lots of ways. It is the first time that I can recall that we were ready to open at 7 AM on day 1 of a clinic. We were not quite ready in the pharmacy but survived.<br />Another first was a prayer service at opening. Boyer wanted to lead a moment of silence in honor of our team mate, Gary Paulson. Gary made several trips to Haiti with FOTCOH and passed away over the winter. He was a dedicated worker and a great friend. Boyer, our main man in Haiti, asked the crowd to observe a moment of silence and pointed to his ears so they would understand who he was referring to. Gary had a hearing aid in both ears and they seemed to know him from that gesture. After the moment of silence, one lady in the crowd began to say the Rosary in Creole. The prayer, with responses from the crowd, lasted over 30 minutes and those team member who witnessed it were in awe.<br /><br />Our flights here were uneventful except for the volunteer who had problems with American Airlines. It seems they did not record her credit card when she made her reservation. Long story-short: she ended up in Puerto Rica sleeping on the floor at the airport in PR, flyibg the next day to Santo Domingo and then on to Port-au-Prince. She arrived there 1 hour before us. We lost one bag, which is now in PAP to be picked up.<br /><br />There are some problems with the January inventory but we will also survive that problem. Team is wonderful to work with. We have 4 rookies and they fit in very well. There is lots of laughter and merriment outside as I write this note.<br /><br />I hope to add some pictures tomorrow but for now, I will head for bed.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-54898134292138391012010-03-28T16:39:00.001-05:002010-03-28T16:42:38.297-05:00Haiti PhotosHello from Peoria<br />Thanks to Heather Smith, we have photos posted on a community website<br />www/photobucket.com Username: MarchTeam 2010 Password: fotcoh<br /><br />Enjoy!Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-13437947517906738792010-03-25T20:14:00.002-05:002010-03-25T20:29:29.290-05:00Thursday March 25, 2010Hello from Cyvadier<br />Supper is finished, bags are packed, inventory mostly complete, showered, sipping some nice red wine, and finishing up a wonderful team experience. We managed to see over 220 patients in out=r last half day. Lots of little ones. I am still enjoying making the older men and women giggle when I snatch their dossiers out of their hands as I prepare to fill the medication orders.<br />I ant to especially thank Carl Mikota for being a spectacular pharmacist and putting up with the old man these two weeks. We made quite a team and I would love to work with him again soon. I also want to that the rest of the team for all their help and support. And, yes, I will still be sending out some more of those emails that you grew to love.<br />This will be short tonight. The luggage truck is on it's way. We will get to fly from Jacmel to Port-au-Prince via Tortug (19 passengers) and MAF (5 passengers) planes. This tome I am on the small plane and that will be exciting.<br />We are all excited to be headed for home. We arrive in Miami sometime around 3 PM EDT and should be home by 10:30 PM CDT. <br />Thank you all for your prayers, comments, and support. <br />I hope to post pictures when I get home and have a better internet connection.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-34926314791151811372010-03-24T20:17:00.001-05:002010-03-24T20:21:34.805-05:00Wednesday March 24,2010After another great meal from Ann, the team is relaxing. We saw over 430 patients today and have now seen over 2525 patients with one half day remaining. Pharmacy finished at 4:35 PM so we must be getting the hang of it. We expect around 170 tomorrow. Heather is our “bean counter.” <br />Today was Dr Nelson’s birthday but it slipped by without fanfare. We will celebrate it tomorrow at lunch. He did show off pictures of his new baby today. The boy is quite precious. <br />Several interesting cases were presented but I will not take away from the FOTCH blog. Kevin, our physical therapist, paid a visit to St Michelle hospital today. There is a group from Canada by the name of Healing Hands who are working there under tents and with pretty primitive conditions. They had paid us a visit last night and invited Kevin to come for a tour. At the same time, we transported a very sick young man to the hospital with possible meningitis.<br />We were given instructions for our return to Jacmel airport for the flight to Port-au-Prince on Friday. We will likely have to be at the airport around 7 AM. Our flight to Miami is somewhere around Noon on Friday but the Port-au-Prince airport is probably the slowest place to check into an airline that I have ever experienced. We will likely stand in line fo almost two hours in front of the American Airlines ticket counter. I am also told that we will have to remove our shoes three times and will not be able to carry any gels, toothpastes, shampoos, or lotions in our carry-on luggage. We will need to transport all of the bags and boxes back to Illinois and Washington for future team use.<br />In spite of the large numbers of patients, pharmacy has only run out of iodized salt and amoxicillin capsules. That, to me, is quite amazing. Dr Nelson found a great infant formula in Jacmel at $ 3.00 USD per can compared to the $ 25.00 USD per can for a similar item in the USA. Plus there were no shipping charges. The formula was made in France. I had a fear it might have been from China.<br />Computer work continues. I have cleaned up Dick’s computer, Boyer’s computer, Geral Jean’s computer and now Dr Nelson’s computer. <br />I need to close this, post it, and help with the FOTCOH blog. I may try another post tomorrow. Thanks for all the great comments.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-61752593621001799592010-03-23T20:14:00.002-05:002010-03-23T20:17:25.214-05:00Hello to DonnaI tried to call you tonight on Skype. Checked all settings and my equipment seemed to be working okay. I do not know why you could not hear me. I just wanted to say hello. No big deal. I will see you on Friday.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-54055313078882364912010-03-22T18:17:00.002-05:002010-03-22T18:20:09.597-05:00Note to DonnaYes, free hotmail would be a good way to contact me but this is working and I love hearing from you. You may get another phone call tomorrow night. I know this is a busy night for you. Very tired today. I was able to get a 1/2 hour nap after linch that helped. I hope for an earlier bedtime tonight.<br />Love you very muchWhatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-62037695387851593762010-03-22T17:55:00.002-05:002010-03-22T17:57:21.081-05:00<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZdHb_K-AE5szCPSKKoL2Cf0iWXNyJTZk-Or_77KRmzrGzKsZtfLvZ7z8y_91SlrmBRgiCwBAHjetIwzjCKayZ6FH9FqTbEnvjl6OkmLzWsjfjPSQDWswpLH_CCHh71oWHm87/s1600-h/Stephanie-3+165.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZdHb_K-AE5szCPSKKoL2Cf0iWXNyJTZk-Or_77KRmzrGzKsZtfLvZ7z8y_91SlrmBRgiCwBAHjetIwzjCKayZ6FH9FqTbEnvjl6OkmLzWsjfjPSQDWswpLH_CCHh71oWHm87/s320/Stephanie-3+165.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2v-HwGnMRK_AsuInea4aoms_P53Im6OFzpH1FdWW4JUlhxNkpKuBq-RKzEnERsR8t3P1IuMgb08wDbcpaCQoVzaIiWlj0h5JgJ3p_pHMry06R5yT8mJT3m7xU0F9UB2RQmNI/s1600-h/Stephanie-3+168.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2v-HwGnMRK_AsuInea4aoms_P53Im6OFzpH1FdWW4JUlhxNkpKuBq-RKzEnERsR8t3P1IuMgb08wDbcpaCQoVzaIiWlj0h5JgJ3p_pHMry06R5yT8mJT3m7xU0F9UB2RQmNI/s320/Stephanie-3+168.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOxrwzsxVzO-DozA6sNXVjAojXNd05Da9WpnUQjNpFLseuM_Hg7YO1-XiZLRN7Y3PCQOlHa0nijT0JbX69kbYtY0OIJYuWXSuF6d-SNTY382Y2eYLQsDPr-T9F6-cq1fXkej_/s1600-h/Stephanie-3+169.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOxrwzsxVzO-DozA6sNXVjAojXNd05Da9WpnUQjNpFLseuM_Hg7YO1-XiZLRN7Y3PCQOlHa0nijT0JbX69kbYtY0OIJYuWXSuF6d-SNTY382Y2eYLQsDPr-T9F6-cq1fXkej_/s320/Stephanie-3+169.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> <div style='clear:both; 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text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-18643698318638154972010-03-22T17:41:00.001-05:002010-03-22T17:42:31.082-05:00Weekend in HaitiSaturday night- Sunday morning<br /><br />Sorry, I have been a bit negligent on the blog. When I get done with all my duties, I read my emails, check up on Facebook, and head for bed. No, I am still not sleeping well. I fall asleep, wake up when the power switches, wake up later with leg cramps, fall back asleep, and wake up at 5 or 5:30 AM when the lights come on in the kitchen. It is hinted that I avail myself of the I-Stat machine to see if there is an imbalance in my blood chemistry. Hmmm, do I really want Reg to stick me??<br />We saw over 350 patients on Friday and over 150 on our short day today. The last 24 patients may have not needed to be seen but the 25’th one really needed help. And our dentist, Kate, is pulling teeth and is as busy as we are in the pharmacy.<br />We walked to the beach at Cyvadier Plaz on Friday night. My legs were barking but we took a new route past the voodoo temple. It was quite interesting. I will try to post pictures when I can get the card reader to work once again. I had never been there before. I stopped at the hotel to see Christophe but he was busy. I did meet some of the Canadian rehab team and hope to talk with them Sunday. Next we walked to Son-son’s bar and ended up walking home in the dark. All of our shoes got muddy and Stephanie even managed to fall into the mud. I hope you are following the PNN blog through FOTCOH.org. Several team members are blogging and we are trying to post some pictures.<br />Good morning. It is now Sunday and the forecast for Peoria is freezing rain while here in Cyvadier it is clear, sunny, humid and only 80 degrees. The EDH power went off around 8 PM and we sat in the dark for several minutes while we scrambled for flashlights to be able to turn on the generator. On the second floor, some of the team played a noisy card game. On the third floor, the outside balcony was lined with chairs and all of the problems of the world were solved. Also on the third floor, the computers were going full blast and the library was filled with readers. It was nice to relax a bit. We were expecting a voodoo parade last night by the locals as Easter is approaching but we did not get to see and hear that special treat.<br />At Ti Moulage, Bill tried his hand at body surfing, thanks to an errant wave. He managed to meet the rocks with his chest, nose, and forehead. Here again, I hope to post some pictures. The FOTCOH band showed up at the beach and played for a short while. They seem to know when we are there each time.<br />I had to get in the middle of a loud argument in the pharmacy lobby yesterday. Belony was shouting at some one and that some one was shouting back. The argument moved outside and seemed about to escalate into a fight. Several people restrained Belony and the other angry man. I approached the man (first “Blanc” on the scene) and told him we would have to seek out Papa Dick. I walked him around the building, out to the gate, and back to the building looking for Dick. We avoided the pharmacy and I started upstairs to seek out Dick. Andreta, on of our kitchen girls, signaled with hand gestures that I should not bother Dick with this matter. After a few minutes of stalling, I came back out and sat him down on a bench. It turns out that he is now living in Seattle, Washington and is an artisan there. About three years ago he stayed at Belony’s home with his wife and wanted a refund of $ 250.00 Haitian Dollars. After I felt he had calmed down, I escorted him out of the grounds. Leave it to me to get in the middle if things.<br /><br />Okay.o it is now late Monday afternoon. Where did the time go? I have been trying t get photos uploaded to the FOTCOH blog and the internet has not been the most cooperative. I just love Hughes net-not. I finally rebooted the entire system and it worked this morning but did not work last night.<br />Sunday we had a great breakfast of bacon and pancakes thanks to Bill and Kent. The prayer service wet well, I think. Man of the team headed for Jacmel to survey the damage. I managed a short nap the back to computer clean up.. I have Papa Dick’s done and Boyer’s done but still have Gerald Jeans and Nelson’s to work on. Nelson came to work today and promised to show me pictures of his new baby and then forgot me. Poor me!<br />There are a lot of sun burned team members from the weekend and many of them are presently on a hike u the mountain. Kevin, our physical therapist, came in to help in the pharmacy today. Pretty soon, I will have the whole team “doing drugs in Haiti”. Kev in and I did meet with the Canadian Rehab team at the hotel on Sunday night at dinner. They were supposed to stop by when they got done today at 2 PM. They start work at 9 AM. That would be nice. Christophe was very busy at the hotel during dinner but the food was excellent. The damage to his hotel breaks my heart.<br />My last patients today were very small babies whose mother and father were killed in the earthquake. Very sad.<br />My sponsor child showed up today and I loaded him down with some toys. I just realized that I failed to give him the cards from my grandchildren. He always manages to show up when I am the busiest.<br />Think I’ll close and post this. I am missing home quite a bit today.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-68142422920159805322010-03-19T20:33:00.003-05:002010-03-19T20:56:11.107-05:00My helper today<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM59TC2dz0x_BjhgTOv_llM2HipLdjQ7bKpfDn1rOyJ8Q6Li058opKKlgoLnz8f50SC7FGGyqjJ0mzO4rIFKOs7lQlxNnCwzp4cPGcUyPk79eAXsa_0gSmdnnACZ54Duu-CU7R/s1600-h/100_2136.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM59TC2dz0x_BjhgTOv_llM2HipLdjQ7bKpfDn1rOyJ8Q6Li058opKKlgoLnz8f50SC7FGGyqjJ0mzO4rIFKOs7lQlxNnCwzp4cPGcUyPk79eAXsa_0gSmdnnACZ54Duu-CU7R/s320/100_2136.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />The above is a picture of a boy who wandered into the stock room as I was working on some meds. He had been locked out of the pharmacy about 10 minutes earlier because he kept wandering under our feet as we worked. I thought he had left. He proceeded to unpack a box of meds and hand them to me. I stacked them into a column as I tought he would want to knock down as my grand children would do. It rained this morning but we still managed to see 310 patients and there was no one left outside tonight. Met with Canadian rehab team at hotel and hope to hook up with them tomorrow. Lots of interesting cases today. I walked to the Cyvadier Plaz hotel after we closed and met with Christophe and also the Canadian rehab team/ We had rum and cokes at Son-sons. He is out of Prestige.<br />Bed time again. I have not been sleeping well.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-80700976785495465892010-03-19T05:58:00.003-05:002010-03-19T20:41:19.522-05:00Morning post<a href='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/90f6ff3eea099cb2.jpg'><img src='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/90f6ff3eea099cb2.jpg?size=320' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/d9a29b4b004196dd.jpg'><img src='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/d9a29b4b004196dd.jpg?size=320' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/aa6129eb772b112a.jpg'><img src='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/aa6129eb772b112a.jpg?size=320' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/ddf3203873e37ac7.jpg'><img src='http://localhost:2914/699fb799e81006af2b7d154b19b28681/image/ddf3203873e37ac7.jpg?size=320' border='0' alt='' /></a> Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-13970119933506698382010-03-18T20:41:00.000-05:002010-03-18T20:42:26.688-05:00March pictures<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHXjYn7580MkPzrXIEBA2Aa82e6_PBz2ZJ6rC5Ct_z5Pa4hRDPlv6fof9FIcSRJN5U5rFxZ1HabyRuBt1UjtkaTHHqE4RgTSv_x55BhSdZqId_TUQ9ClPwz4W3GV7g8b13MiQ/s1600-h/DSC02267.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHXjYn7580MkPzrXIEBA2Aa82e6_PBz2ZJ6rC5Ct_z5Pa4hRDPlv6fof9FIcSRJN5U5rFxZ1HabyRuBt1UjtkaTHHqE4RgTSv_x55BhSdZqId_TUQ9ClPwz4W3GV7g8b13MiQ/s320/DSC02267.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk2sOaQT6M_cMFaExsDhL-uZJva4NPfw7TALrEACWl0QIO5BXqU4D6lOohHODgIRki_Fx7Y9YYVwY4gagQQvbof7ei29a1MtWGUnHG7Me6hMXPIk9CaVftHCCVJy7mzFn86pq/s1600-h/DSC02279.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk2sOaQT6M_cMFaExsDhL-uZJva4NPfw7TALrEACWl0QIO5BXqU4D6lOohHODgIRki_Fx7Y9YYVwY4gagQQvbof7ei29a1MtWGUnHG7Me6hMXPIk9CaVftHCCVJy7mzFn86pq/s320/DSC02279.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ErnceIplzRw_9gNEIW4bAjHQzrPXcasPN8Sb2wKmfL0x9oL1uDN-yRapH9XFjmc2o_YijBw15_fMA5NL-TS-YKIVVjJgZEG9chIa-daru4g0cDKI0Md6qS1_iueu7m0w4VrB/s1600-h/DSC02280.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ErnceIplzRw_9gNEIW4bAjHQzrPXcasPN8Sb2wKmfL0x9oL1uDN-yRapH9XFjmc2o_YijBw15_fMA5NL-TS-YKIVVjJgZEG9chIa-daru4g0cDKI0Md6qS1_iueu7m0w4VrB/s320/DSC02280.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaTqaCyKsqdk7-ZxOfICNz4D-NUI9GrTHxghk66BBC1VyPhYINNdiG8U70CDwciw2PgwB_JnPzJLcr44nbMZbKKgIjiFQClSachkwOSFVEKq81Y2d5flbrmdYgi9alF1rKKKl/s1600-h/DSC02282.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaTqaCyKsqdk7-ZxOfICNz4D-NUI9GrTHxghk66BBC1VyPhYINNdiG8U70CDwciw2PgwB_JnPzJLcr44nbMZbKKgIjiFQClSachkwOSFVEKq81Y2d5flbrmdYgi9alF1rKKKl/s320/DSC02282.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-35399755053501833172010-03-18T20:33:00.003-05:002010-03-18T20:38:57.247-05:00Thursday March 18, 2010Only 345 patients today so you can see we are just loafing here. Ha. We even had two show up in their truck after closing and we will see them tomorrow. My friends, Nego and Ellen brought them from Seguin. Ooops, need to make a mad dash for the outside as it is raining here at 8:20 PM and the laundry is still on the lines. It has looked like rain all day long and there was a cool breeze when we closed the pharmacy around 5 PM and I sat out on the veranda and enjoyed a glass of white wine. This time it costs $ 6.00 USD instead of $ 10.00 USD. I’ll drink to that. <br />I hope to post some team members pictures along with this post.<br />Reg is settling in to the lab and Bill was also in there today. Carl and I have really enjoyed the extra help in the pharmacy. Matt, our medical student, came in today and did drugs with us and I had to pull the mooning joke on him. <br /> I am not supposed to talk about Amanda’s cough so I will not say a word about her Reese’s chasers. <br />Ann is keeping us well fed, Tonight’s birthday celebration for Debbie went very well and the smoke detectors remained silent. Oh, what smoke detectors??<br />Tonight’s team complaint for the FOTCOH BOD is that there are not enough chairs outside on the third floor balcony for a team meeting.. Sorry, bit of an inside joke.<br />Pharmacy is still finding items in various boxes. Today the two cases of Penicillin VK 125mg.5ml appeared. That was about 1 hour after we needed a bottle for a child. I am still looking for the furosemide and I may try to purchase some tomorrow in Jacmel. That is the only item we are short of at this time. <br />People are here wanting to use this computer so I’ll say good night.<br />Oh yes, we are unable to view the blog at www.fotcoh.org from here for "server error:.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-64027023329283329262010-03-17T21:25:00.001-05:002010-03-17T21:25:57.236-05:00Wednesday March 17, 2010Happy end of Saint Patrick’s Day. There was little celebration here as we saw 314 patients and I finished around 5: 30 PM. Guess I should expect that with the 8 providers. The pharmacy bench was long all afternoon and at the end we had some large and sick families.<br />We celebrated St Patty with some cookies and one large cookie thanks to our fine cook, Ann. She tried a new recipe on us this evening and it was very delicious. There was a portion for the meat lovers, vegetarians, and diabetics. <br />In late breaking news, we managed to get the I-Stat machine working thanks to Debbie Nord from Bloomington.<br />I should report that all of the team is back to good health and we are having a good time and caring for a lot of people.<br />I will close this tonight and get some rest.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-38901446225630629492010-03-16T20:04:00.002-05:002010-03-16T20:17:41.870-05:00Tuesday March 16, 2010Wow, We started at 10:30 AM and finally finished at around 6:30 PM. We managed to see 223 patients in that time and were minus two physicians. One was tide up in meetings with some visiting dignitaries. The other was a little under the weather. No names to mention and, please do not become concerned. First day is always a challenge for all of us and we overcame every one of them. It seems extremely muggy this time maybe I am just getting older. As usual, we are eating very well. Bill Cicala and I are taking turns getting up at 2 AM to switch from EDH electricity to the Cat generator. Reg is in the lab, sticking small children's fingers and learning from Kevin. Heather is any place and every place where there is work and ended the day in the pharmacy as did Sherri. I promised not to report that they did drugs in Haiti or had anything to do with mooning. Carl is a wonderful help in the Pharmacy and I do hope he is enjoying his time. Our other newbie, Debbie, also seems to be adjusting to the heat, confusion, and fun times here in Haiti. All of the old timers are doing well and this is a marvelous team. Sorry I did not get he pictures downloaded. It is rapidly approaching this old mans bed time.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-84687450826627054472010-03-15T20:54:00.002-05:002010-03-15T21:02:01.553-05:00Monday March 16,2010It is almost 9 PM. We are winding down from a long day. Encountered delays at Miami leaving. Had to circle PAP to land due to traffic. That was a shock. It took forever to get our luggage in the old, hot air freight terminal. One tote did not make it. We hope it will turn up soon. I flew Tortug to Jacmel. Hot and humid flight. Glad to see clinic is okay. Saw lots of tents in PAP and quite a few in Jacmel and several damaged buildings. Had lunch and began to unpack the freight that had arrived. Luggage truck finally arrived after flat tire along the way. Bags will wait till morning before we finish unpacking. Some pills packed today. I am tired and heading for bed after I try to get FOTCOH blog posted. I understand that WEEK played my interview from yesterday at the Peoria airport. I hope I did not screw up too much.<br /><br />Love to all. Thanks for the prayersWhatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-62732976728323375342010-03-05T15:51:00.002-06:002010-03-05T15:57:00.040-06:00Packing PartyOur team packing party is this coming Sunday afternoon, March 7, 2010. We will have 14 of the 24 team members coming from Peoria. There are 3 coming from Arizona, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Montana, and 5 from the Seattle Washington area. The team is blessed with many physicians, nurses, a physical therapist, two pharmacists, and several non medical members. Most of the team has been on missions in the past so this will be great group to work with.<br />I plan to update this blog as I have time before the trip, during the trip, and after the trip.<br />I am always happy to report on various team members so let me know who I can spread some rumors about.<br />The outlook in Haiti remains bleak. I am wondering what we will find when we get there.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-59858067346119030112010-01-18T21:52:00.000-06:002010-01-18T21:53:15.557-06:00ThomasPlease contact me at edmonroe316@msn.comWhatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-279683139350694422010-01-18T10:26:00.002-06:002010-01-18T10:29:42.447-06:00Haiti EarthquakeThe FOTCOH medical team for January is headed to Fort Lauderdale today and on to Cyvadier by charter planes. They hope to be operational by tomorrow. The need is so great there.<br />Dr Ron Bush and the Methodist Missions group from Michigan are trying to get to Mizak on Friday. They need supplies and medicines. If you want to help, please let me know.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-32553684431905421852009-07-24T03:25:00.000-05:002009-07-24T03:26:05.401-05:00Homeward bound at 3 AMThursday evening July 23, 2009<br /><br />My last post from Cyvadier is being written outside on the third floor balcony. The kitchen a/c is on but the team chatter is distracting. Inventory is done and partially posted on y computer. Our bags are packed and ready for the over night luggage truck. We will leave for PAP around 4 AM and, if the internet is up then, I’ll post this. We will be traveling by two vans so pleas pray for our sage travels. The Internet is not presently available. We had the wonderful meal of red beans and rice, covered in lobster, onions, tomatoes, and Haitian herbs. It is one of my favorites along with the black bean sauce over rice. We are headed to Boyer’s for some sort of a party, complete with the FOTCOH Band. That will be an interesting treat but I will be even more tired tomorrow, The Haitian workers chipped in and gave each one of us a personalized small painting/ It was a great gesture. We are all anxious to return home to our loved ones and our homes. This has been another great team experience. My helpers in the pharmacy have been outstanding again. Carol Steiner,<br />We ended up seeing a lot of patients today and our total exceeds 2400 patients. The last day was a frantic scramble but we survived. Eric even got a video of the “Grise Grind” where I have to compound a solution of Griseofulvin for the fungal patients. I wish there was a way to educate them to wash so that I would not have to treat so many fungal patients. <br />3 AM. It was some party at Boyer’s home. First, it is a very nice and clean home. Second, his step mother and his father prepared the food and beverage. We had a great 3 hours there at his home. Now it is time to finish packing and head for home. The new people have no idea what is in store for them on the ride home. I will post this and describe the rest of the day from Peoria. Thank you again for all of your comments and especially your prayers.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-71345021448275644362009-07-23T05:20:00.000-05:002009-07-23T05:21:38.687-05:00Wednesday July 22, 2009 eveningBack from Son-son’s and the birthday celebration for Eric’s %$# . I’ll let you insert the number. The FOTCOG band showed up and the team danced and drank for quite awhile. The team drew quite a crowd of Haitians around Son-son’s gate watching the crazy Blanc’s. Tonight’s dinner was a special goat meal that the Haitian girls cooked for us. We have now seen over 2300 patients. I told the team hat I had only stocked medications for 2300 so the pharmacy would not be open tomorrow. I am such a jokester. Tomorrow will be another hard day. We will likely see around 175 patients, have lunch, and then do inventory. The word is that we have a party at Boyer’s tomorrow night so I’ll need to get my inventory entered and off to the September team, if possible, before I party. We will have to get up at 3 AM on Friday in order to drive to the airport in Port-au-Prince. That will be a memorable trip for the team as there are 365 turns between Jacmel and PAP through the mountains. In PAP they will see more of the poverty up close and personal.<br />It is after 9 PM and I am one tired guy so I’ll close this till morning.<br />Internet is up so I’ll send this post. It is our last day here. Sorry I have been unable to send more pictures. It takes so long to upload them.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841986.post-42068752274461879912009-07-22T16:49:00.000-05:002009-07-22T16:50:49.998-05:00Wednesday July 22, 2009 Lunch timeI am dragging a bit today. I did get to bed at 9 PM but had a rough night. There were severely loud thunder crashes over night. I could not cool down in spite of holding the fan that I am using in my face. It might be that I can look towards Friday and also look back at the past two weeks work. We have another team member down with GI problems. Last night it was vomiting-today loose stools. Dr’s Sara and Ron have been busy. <br />We saw over 300 patients again yesterday and it seem like we have had that same number today by lunch time. There are lots of small children so I have to grind up Griseofulvin tablets to make up the needed dosages of the Griseofulvin suspension. It is a slow process. <br />We are getting close on many items and the next two periods will be tough. I do not want to leave many bags packaged. Ooops, I have now dozed off twice as I write this preparatory document for the blog. It does not bode well for the rest of the afternoon. <br />Now it is 5 PM and we finished at 4:30 PM. A young girl came in with a broken leg that seemed to take everyone to care for. The team is on edge today. I think that the work, the stress, the homesickness, and the heat have finally taken their toll. We have heard from Papa Dick and I understand that a conference is in order and soon as we have to call him back. <br />Team is off to the beach and I understand that we are going to Son-son’s tonight to celebrate Eric’s birthday. I have lots to do in preparation for inventory so this will be very short. I hope the internet is still up.Whatseduptonowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969823105504804837noreply@blogger.com0