You may notice a shift in the format of my recent monthly admission/graduates blog posts. I am working on the best way to organize these stories to make sure that they are easy to follow and conclusive while also protecting the privacy of the children and their families.
Upon graduation from our programs, each parent/caregiver is given the option to allow us to share their child’s name, stories, and photos. We always wait until after the children are healthy before asking this permission. We never want families to feel pressured to say yes to something they are uncomfortable with to receive treatment for their child(ren). During this meeting, caregivers are given a printed copy of their child’s before and after photo, and a chance to reminisce all the ups and downs and highlights of their time at Middle Ground with one of our staff members.
Some families do not want their child’s story or photo shared for one reason or another, and we always respect that decision! We will never share identifying pictures or stories of anyone without explicit permission.
For that reason, it feels natural to shift the format of these posts to introduce only brief information about newly admitted children and share their full stories and photos upon their graduation from our programs. I hope you enjoy this new way of getting to know the kids in our programs.

Without further ado, meet the babies who were admitted for inpatient treatment in January and February of this year.

Admission Date: January 4th (original admission June 8th 2021)

Name: "K" (Female)

Age: 2 years 3 months

Weight: 18lbs 1oz

Type: Marasmus

Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 125mm

Caregiver: Mama Jules

Admission Date: January 5th

Name: "P-R"  (Male)

Age: 6 years

Weight: 33lbs 4oz

Type: Marasmus

Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 134mm

Caregiver: Step-Sister Jules 

Admission Date: January 10th

Name: "D"  (Male)

Age: 5 months

Weight: 8lbs 10oz

Type: Kwashiorkor

Mid Upper Arm Circumference: (N/A - Under 6 months)

Caregiver: Aunt Jesula

Admission Date: January 14th

Name: "S" (Male)

Age: 2 years 4 months

Weight: 11lbs 11oz

Type: Marasmus

Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 110mm

Caregiver: Mama Francine

Admission Date: January 19th

Name: "C" (Female)

Age: 3 years 1 month

Weight: 20lbs 5oz

Type: Kwashiorkor

Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 125mm

Caregiver: Mama Exumene

The first two months of 2022 had us on our toes from beginning to end! Last year we admitted nine children for inpatient care between January and February, but we treated double that number this year. Every week, we are seeing more and more kids starving and broken by the effects of the current humanitarian crisis that has enveloped Haiti.
Our hearts are broken for the people's suffering, especially the children. We are firmly committed to providing treatment and care that eases that suffering in whatever ways we can, but we can't do it independently. It is only because of the generosity of our partners from around the world that we can continue to do this necessary, life-saving work. Thank you for investing in the lives of children and their families with us!