Sunday, December 28, 2008

Corruption Crisis in Illinois

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The "corruption crisis" in Illinois probably runs south of I-80. Here is an article by the Peoria Journal Star emphasizing that wh...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Beyond Belief

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Haiti had a bad 2008. Maybe next year...

Now Katina....

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When I was in Haiti last month I examined Katina. Katina is sick and needs heart surgery again. OSF in Peoria is rejecting her. She has sick...

Stupid Deaths, by Paul Farmer

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I believe in health care as a human right. I've worked as a doctor in many places, and I've seen where to be poor means to be bereft...

Christmas 2008, by Joe Zelenka

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Christmas 2008 Another year and wondering what the future holds So much to do and accomplish in so little time Will I hear God calling me? W...
Monday, December 22, 2008

I Need To Get Over This

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Heurese is doing well after her surgery. As readers of this blog know, Haitian Hearts started on the “Heurese project” in the middle of this...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Hiding News is Not Good

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The Journal Star published this editorial on December 15. If the Journal cannot send reporters to Darfur, that is understandable. But they s...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

OSF Will Pay

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OSF will have to pay for their abandonment of Haitian kids. OSF’s negligence towards Heurese and many others like her is immoral. The Catho...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Heurese Has Surgery

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Dear Reader(s), Heurese had heart surgery today. Her chest was closed around noon and all went very well. She is the owner of a new heart ...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Will OSF let Katina Die Too?

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I examined Katina in Haiti just recently. She needs to return to OSF Children's Hospital for more heart surgery. Katina was operated at ...
Friday, December 05, 2008

Mirterlande Makes It

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Well, our young 16 year old girl Mirterlande made it through surgery. She is up and walking and acting like nothing happended. She will be d...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Young Haitian Women Travel to States for Heart Surgery

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Dear Readers, Both Heureuse and Mirterlande are now being "worked up" for cardiac surgery here in the USA. Thank you for your supp...
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OSF and Peoria Catholic Diocese View Humanae Vitae and Haitians the Same

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OSF and the Catholic Diocese of Peoria are hypocritical. Their actions do not seem to respect life at conception or the lives of Haitian chi...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Haiti and Thanksgiving....by Tonya

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An article by Tonya Sneed published in the Peoria Journal Star, November 21, 2008. PEORIA — On Thanksgiving, while Americans raise their ch...
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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Heureuse Survives

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A very well-meaning missionary with tired eyes brought her to me. When I first met Heureuse in Haiti in the early 2000’s she was the same pe...
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E Mail to Pekin City Council Member and OSF Foundation Director

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Sue Ann Kortkamp is Executive Director of Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation. She seemed to be an able leader but I think she was caugh...
Monday, November 03, 2008

Flash: Haitian AIDS Patients Need Food

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There is a website called PlusNews. This website is a global advocate for AIDS/HIV patients. See this article and this article . Isn't ...
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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...