Thursday, October 30, 2008

This is Good News

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Haitian Hearts has another patient accepted...Heureuse!! More to follow....
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We Don't Really Know How Bad It Is

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One million Haitians homeless after spate of tropical storms Joseph Guyler Delva Reuters Friday, October 24, 2008 GONAIVES, Haiti (Reuters...
Monday, October 27, 2008

U.S Role in Haiti's Food Riots...Bill Quigley

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April 21, 2008 30 Years Ago Haiti Grew All the Rice It Needed. What Happened? The U.S. Role in Haiti's Food Riots By BILL QUIGLEY (Count...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

TPS for Haitians

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Haitians rally for protection of immigrants By DIANNA SMITH Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, October 24, 2008 WEST PALM BEACH — A crowd ...

Racism and Poverty

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Racism and Poverty John Maxwell The people of Haiti are as poor as human beings can be. According to the statisticians of the World Bank and...
Friday, October 17, 2008

This is Bad News...

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October 15, 2008 Poor to suffer meltdown as well By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS Associated Press GENEVA -- The world's poorest people will be h...

Haitian Hearts Has Another Patient Accepted

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Today was a great day. Miterlande is a 16 year old girl who lives near Port-au-Prince. We examined her for the first time two years ago. She...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Haitian Deportations...Catholic Bishops Say "No"

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Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2008 U.S. bishops call for halt in Haitian deportations The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, citing humanitaria...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

New York Times Editorial

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October 13, 2008 New York Times Editorial Help for Haiti This year has been especially cruel to Haiti, with four back-to-back storms that ki...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Make Soup in Haiti

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“If it’s old and ugly, paint it a bright color. If it’s barren, plant a flower. If it’s broken, glue it together (or make something new) wi...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Heureuse Means Happy

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This following is an online chat I had with Dejean (Frandy) today regarding Heureuse. Heureuse is the 29 year old Haitian gal that needs hea...
Friday, October 10, 2008

The U.N. in Haiti...2008

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UN Force in Haiti Likely to be Renewed by JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N Security Council will likely keep...
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Monday, October 06, 2008

Two Years Later, Angel Gets a Chance

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Almost two years ago Haitian Hearts examined a 5 year old girl named Angel. Her exam and echocardiogram revealed congenital heart disease. W...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Do More for Haiti

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Posted on Wed, Sep. 24, 2008 Do more for Haiti, some lawmakers ask BY TRENTON DANIEL AND JACQUELINE CHARLES The Bush administration's de...
Monday, September 15, 2008

OSF is Afraid

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OSF in Peoria is afraid. They don't want the story out. What story? The story that describes how they are letting their Haitian patients...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Haiti's Human Wreckage

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The Miami Herald .
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Haiti's Poor Can't Run or Hide

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When the waters rise with the hurricaines, Haiti's poor have nowhere to go. However, poverty is the real killer. See this link for desc...
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Monday, September 08, 2008

The White Plague

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Even in the 1930's, when a man was found to have tuberculosis, he received a notice to quit his job and school children with the disease...
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Hurricaine Ike

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OSF-Saint Francis Medical Center and Catholic Diocese of Peoria, are you reading the news? Photo from the Miami Herald.

Bishop Wenski

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I first met Father Thomas Wenski in the late 90’s. My eighty year old mother and I stayed in his large rectory with an interesting mix of in...