Friday, 1.22.10 - 8:20 p.m.

(update, Friday, 1.22.10 - 8.20 p.m.)

Ann Giuli: "Just closed clinic door. VERY BUSY afternoon. Wide variety of patient probems. We are composing list of needed medicine & supplies. Will call Puck with list. Keep messages coming."

After receiving this text, I got a SatPhone call. Best reception yet. The list of needs is huge. Most important is the impact we're having is significant, although scant. One story: A six year old boy who was trapped for three days was brought to our clinic with a broken arm. No Xray, but the arm is now set and in a cast. There are so many other stories.

I need to get to work with our Coordinators--Supplies & Logistics, Travel, Medical--and see how we can respond to what Team Andrew needs. More details later.

(update, Friday, 1.22.10 - 2.20 p.m.)

Another Ann Giuli text: "Taking a break for lunch. Morning clinic very successful. Many patients. Wonderful being a nurse. More later."

(update, Friday, 1.22.10 - 1.25 p.m.)

Luc Louisgene & Dave Desmarais just called. The clinic is up and operating at the guest house (about 100 yards from the School) where everybody is staying. The line went dead before I could talk with David Reed or Ann Giuli.

The guest house is built with steel construction and concrete and shows no signs of earthquake damage. This certainly tells us something about how to rebuild the School. Dave does not think the School building is salvageable, although the desks and most of the other equipment can be saved.

I passed along Pascale's message about Mona's cousin, Therese Duplisse-Vernette, who has been injured in Haiti with the hopes that Mona can find her.

Luc promised to get to the cypercafé this afternoon and send an email with a summary of what's going on and pictures.