We started our Friday by walking some of our to-be graduates from Lascale, a previous TB solarium which is now used to house up to 30 patients and one family member each, to the clinic. The walk takes an able bodies person a good 15 minutes over uneven terrain, crossing a small ravine and up and down hills. The strength, endurance and balance of these people is really amazing. Some of them are single amputees, others are bilateral. They are so excited to be able to do the walk and it does some amazing things for their confidence. Arielle and her mom came in the afternoon for their fitting. Mom has been fit with a new support for her leg and Arielle got to tale her first steps. She's got some work to do as her rei
sidual limb has some scarring and a bit if a contracture but her smile lights up the room. That us why we do this work. Regardless of political struggles and red tape we are making a difference in peoples lives. The next step of the challenge is to train more Haitians how to do this kind of work. I've had one of the rehab techs from the hospital with me most of the week trying to fill Jim
with as much information as I can. Sustainability is the key to lasting change...
