When you commit to going to Haiti, you do so imagining the worst, hoping for the best, expecting.....WHAT? That it's going to be a vaction? That, somehow, the attention and the disease and the hundreds of thousands of dead Haitians and millions of homeless Haitians are pretending. This is not the Truman Show.
Part of our team tapped out today. In the middle of their shift, 5 people walked away from patients and went home. Just like that. POOF! Gone! No documentation, no meds, no report, no care, no coverage.......nothing! No integrity, no regard, no class.... STUNNING! How do nurses do this?
The remaining team in the PICU/NICU is just amazing. 2 nurses returned from St. Marc's Cholera-palooza and joined in the fun here. Jerome, who was sick and awakened to cover the mess, is a madman. It's pretty cool to be a part of such a dedicated team. And embarrassing to think that the 5 who left represented us in this way. It's making the rest of us work harder to improve the perception that when things get tough we can just tap out.
A quiet walk....
Pippa (L) and Claire (R) take Miselene (MIDDLE) for a walk
Unbelievable Kevin! Keep ur head up.
ReplyDeleteIncredible.... that's too bad, and I hope they are now thinking about what they did. Thank goodness for the truly committed ones like you and the rest of your team. Keep up the great work and be safe, luv!
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