Operation Smile/Haiti

Posted on | February 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Operation Smile/Haiti

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

Ruth’s story:

There was a young woman who received surgery here yesterday. Her name is Ruth. She is 30-years-old. Ruth was at her school in Port-au-Prince teaching a class during the earthquake. The school collapsed on her and she lost her right arm. We had to perform an operation to close the wound and control an infection, which she would have most likely died from.

Her husband has stayed by her side this entire time attending to her needs, washing her, buttoning her pink dress.

One of the most touching things is seeing the Haitians sing to each other to soothe one another.

Lucia Mauer, Clinical Coordinator, Medical Volunteer