Video from Alden Ho at one of the clinics being run today

Here's a video that Alden Ho posted on Facebook showing one of the clinics in operation today.

Jan 31 photos from Michelle Cabasaan

I've added these photos to the Flickr slide show.  Michelle posted these on Facebook this morning, showing them heading out to the clinic and some shots of the clinic itself.

Nightly call from Chris

Another day of working with patients, it is good to hear that they have a little bit of levity amongst the team going on (I heard rumblings of a messy, near food fight, spaghetti dinner) to help them get through all of this.  Chris did say things are a little frustrating because there is not a lot they can do, they are really short on supplies and/or do not have the right supplies to treat what is going on.  Lots of infections, scabies, rashes and things like that and all they can really do is hand out vitamins.

It sounds like they may be coming home on Wednesday instead of Thursday, just because of availability of trips out of there.  She'll know more as they get closer.

I asked her about the reports I have seen where people can hear the Haitians singing at night, she said it's every night, all night long.  There is pretty much no power anywhere, so the singing is probably what keeps them going and busy all night. 

She also mentioned that she was impressed by the translators that are assigned to them.  The one she had today was a lawyer, well educated, spoke four languages.  They are in high demand so they get good treatment.

Chris felt this was the tip of the iceberg too, as far as the disaster is concerned.  With the amount of disease going on, more will die.  And they have good weather now, but she hears in 3-4 months it will be heavy rains, hurricane season, and nobody has any place to live.  This story is far from over.

Photos on Flickr - Slide Show

I've taken many of the images that I've posted on this blog and added some photos that Alden Ho has taken to a Flickr set and included a slide show below.  Alden Ho is a photographer that is with the team, he said I could share these photos, most show some of the devastation around the area where they are located.  Alden Ho has a website, AldenHo.com.

You can look at the slide show here, within the blog.  There is a button you can press to make it full screen as well.  In full screen mode you will be able to see any descriptions that are with the pictures, including who took the pictures.

Photos from Michelle Cabasaan

Apparently Michelle's cell phone is working from over there and she has been posting pictures from today on Facebook, so I lifted some of those photos and am putting them up here.  All photos were taken by Michelle with a cell phone camera, these are from today, the first day the team is actually working with patients. 

I have not talked with Chris yet today, I think I probably won't hear from her until tonight.

You can click on these pictures individually to see slightly larger versions.

KTVU Channel 2 Video of Chris and team leaving for Haiti

The video that was aired tonight has been posted on KTVU Channel 2's website.   You can view the video by clicking here.


http://www.ktvu.com/video/22360785/