Monday, July 31, 2006

Ferna

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In April we examined a seven month old Haitian girl in the clinic in Port-au-Prince. She only weighed nine pounds and had been having fevers...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

When Grandma is Gone....

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July 21, 2006 We are working at a clinic in Port-au-Prince right across the street from the hospital where we admit the sickest kids. We wal...
Sunday, June 18, 2006

"I Can't Breathe"

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Suze was a typical patient-- young, attractive, well spoken, and dying. Suze is Haitian and poor and when Maria and I saw her several years ...
Saturday, June 17, 2006

Health Disparities Between Races

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June 17, 2006 In the USA, race and ethnicity are major factors predicting who will live a long life and who will not. Lancet, June 10, 2006,...

Buried in Cement

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June 17, 2006 The Miami Herald reported a story on May 27, 2006 titled “Embassy Denies Visa for Funeral”. Menes Daniel, who left Haiti in 19...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Poaching Nurses

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June 14, 2006 Poaching Nurses The Lancet medical journal June 3, 2006 contains an article “Poaching Nurses from the Developing World”. The a...
Saturday, June 03, 2006

Worms

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Almost every child we examine in the clinic in Haiti has worms at one time or another. Their mothers mention that the baby defecates worms o...
Sunday, May 14, 2006

The Dignitaries

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The Dignitaries---May 13, 2006 The Haitian grandma sat on the wooden bench in the clinic looking at her 10 month old grandson who lay quietl...
Monday, May 01, 2006

Nadia

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Dear Sister Judith Ann, Bishop Jenky, Doug, Keith, Paul, Gerry, and Joe, Greetings from Haiti. On Thursday morning, April 23, 2006, Jackson ...
Wednesday, April 05, 2006

The Scandal of Poor People's Disease

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The Scandal of Poor People’s Disease On the Opinion page of the New York Times several days ago, there was an article entitled “The Scandal ...
Sunday, April 02, 2006

The Haitian Cook and St. Augustine

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The Haitian Cook and St. Augustine When Jackson Jean-Baptiste was with Maria and me during the month of December, he was really sick. Howeve...
Saturday, April 01, 2006

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The Clinic—March 31, 2006 While Maria and I were in Haiti in December, ’05 we didn’t work in Sister Lila’s clinic because the travel would h...

The Haitian Orphanage

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The Haitian Orphanage—-March 30, 2006 Yesterday Maria and I visited an orphanage here in PAP. There are 90 children in the orphanage which ...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

Letter to Cardiologist

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Peoria’s Medical Mafia Letter to Cardiologist for Jackson Date: 26 Dec 2005 16:05:37 -0000From: “Realname” Subject: Jackson Dear Doug, Hope ...
Monday, February 06, 2006

Catholic Bioethics Seminar--February, 2006

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On Saturday, February 4, 2006, a Catholic Bioethics Seminar was held at St. Sharbel’s Church in Peoria, Il. The key note speakers were Fath...
Sunday, January 29, 2006

Father Jean-Juste Released

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Fr. Gerry Released! -----Original Message-----From: BrianhaitiSent: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:18:51 PM Eastern Standard TimeSubject: Fr. Gerry Rel...

Jackson Jean-Baptiste and the Steffens

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Date: Sun Jan 29 16:07:13 2006From: "Realname" To: keith.e.steffen@osfhealthcare.orgCC: sisterjudithann@osfhealthcare.orgSubject: ...
Friday, January 27, 2006

Father Jean-Juste Has Pneumonia

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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:55:24 -0800 (PST)From: bill quigley Reply-To: bill quigley To: "duprestars@yahoo.com" Subject: URGENT: F...

Jackson's Obituary

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:01 PMSubject: Fw: Jackson Jean-Baptiste Obit and Photo----- Original Message JACKSON JEAN-BAPTISTEGoodfield - Ja...

Jackson Dies

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On January 21, 2006, Jackson was pronounced dead at Cleveland Clinic. Maria and I were at his bedside in intensive care when he died. Jacks...