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Sunday, April 11, 2010

My trip to Madison Wisconsin

I am finally enter the USA, after a lot of effort that Dr. Dopf A. Craig one of the first orthopedic doctor I work with In Haiti right after the earthquake, made to get me here. with the help of many other people and institution like the UWHC, where I will get my training. My trip to Madison is a blessing. I will be able to get some more experience in nursing and be more help full for my community in Haiti. We still need help and specially health care. Tonight I will be short cause it's late. but I wanted to share this experience and keep this blog up date then people will still know what I am doing and how thing is doing in haiti. even I am not in Haiti, but I still have connection with my family and some friends in haiti. Today I was talking with my mom and I was very sad for them and for Haiti. I was thinking about them and it makes me cry a lot and it's one of the reason that I up date my blog tonight cause I really want to write to decrease my sadness. actually it's 11: 30 p.m. I am sitting in front of my computer and crying. cause I feel that my place is not here. it's true that I am here for a good reason and I am very comfortable with the Dopf's family where I am living now for the 70 days of training at the UWHC(University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic. I feel that they was my own family. They give me everything I need or want. they are very nice with me and feel very comfortable with them. I am very happy to see Dr. Dopf again, get to know him more and spend time with his beautifull family. they are wonder full, Craig and his wife Christa and God will bless them. this link will tell you more about who he is and how I met him and my first day in Madison.


http://www.wkowtv.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?clipId1=4688362&flvUri=&partnerclipid=&at1=News&vt1=v&h1=Hospitality%20for%20Haiti&d1=162300&redirUrl=&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=flv&rnd=17200572


I call Haiti today, cause I wanted to finish working on documents before I call them. it was for the first time since I am here in Madison, I arrived here on april 9. I was so happy to talk with my mom. but was also sad because of what she told me about home and Haiti.
Last night was terrible for them, it was raining so much that the tent where my family is living now collapsed into them . the sadness thing is that one of my brother just have two little girls(twins )they have about one month. my nieces, the twins was sleeping inside the tent. Imagine what happened when it collapsed. So my brother was obliged to cover the twins, his daughters with his own body. So that story about my family, and I know that it's not only my family that knows that situation but thousands and thousands of others family. So I just felt abnormal for me to be here at this time. every single things I put in my mouth hurt me heart cause it think about these people in Haiti. and one more thing that make live more difficult is that they still have big aftershock yesterday and this morning they had two big and the people was very scared. I need to go now and i will keep you up date. tomorrow would be my first day at the Hospital. Last week I made all my screening and was will concern about my results cause I spent 3 months in haiti After the earthquake working very hard with the patients and was exposed to all kind of germs and pathologies, blood...So I am fine all my result are normal. So this week will be very busy for me , will start with my training and get immunizations and...
will post more soon.

3 comments:

  1. Rigan, my name is Chris and I am RN here in Texas and I am interested in getting a permanent job as nurse in Haiti. I am wanting to helpas many people as possible in Haiti and teach others also. Any leads or advice from you would help greatly.

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  2. Hi Rigan, I didn't interact with you much while I was in Haiti but I wish you the best in your studies in Wisconsin and your eventual work back home in Haiti. I was at the Notre Dame house in mid-February, orthopedic surgeon from St. Louis ("Dr. Anthony"). Good luck.
    Anthony Frisella

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  3. Rigan you are so wonderful and as I read this I'm more impressed by your love of God and committment to Haiti. I will never forget my first experience in Haiti and going with you on the mobile. You touched my life so much and you are the reason I'm going back. Keep in touch. I love you kid. Tammy Tucker

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