RI Doctors Recount Experiences in Haiti
Providence Journal

The Providence Journal released an article that shares the experiences of the Rhode Island Doctors that went to Haiti in an effort to provide relief from the earthquake that struck in January.

“The medical legacy of this event is a multigenerational population of amputees,” Born says. “And in Third World countries, they don’t have prostheses, they can’t work. Most work is manual labor.”

Born was amazed and baffled by the Haitians’ stoic response to their multiple calamities. “The Haitians were noncomplaining,” he says. “It was hard to tell whether they were just shocked and depressed, whether it was their faith, whether they’ve been under duress for so long … they don’t have any expectations. Even the kids, the kids were unbelievable — cooperative, didn’t cry.”

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