Beginning the Battle January and February Admits
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
Admission Date: January 19th
Name: "E" (Male)
Age: 10 months
Weight: 15lbs 6oz
Type: Moderate
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 130mm
Caregiver: Mama Exumene
Admission Date: January 19th
Name: "O" (Male)
Age: 4 months
Weight: 14lbs 4oz
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: N/A - under 6 months
Caregiver: Mama Jennifer
Admission Date: January 20th
Name: "J" (Male)
Age: Unknown - estimated 6 - 10 years
Weight: 32lbs 5oz
Type: Marasmus
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 133mm
Caregiver: Mama Marlio
Admission Date: January 21st (original admission October 29th 2021)
Name: "D" (Male)
Age: 15 months
Weight: 15lbs 10oz
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 118
Caregiver: Mama Delivrance
Admission Date: January 22nd
Name: "S" (Female)
Age: 6 years
Weight: 26lbs 6oz
Type: Marasmus
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 127mm
Caregiver: Mama Jessica
Admission Date: January 22nd
Name: "F" (Female)
Age: 1 year 8 months
Weight: 19lbs 11oz
Type: Chronic
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 134mm
Caregiver: Mama Jessica
Admission Date: January 26th
Name: "W" (Male)
Age: 2 years 6 months
Weight: 25lbs 5oz
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 127mm
Caregiver: Mama Maracia
Admission Date: January 26th
Name: "B" (Male)
Age: 4 years
Weight: 30lbs 9oz
Type: Moderate
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 135mm
Caregiver: Mama Maracia
Admission Date: January 28th (original admission 8 March 2021)
Name: "G" (Male)
Age: 3.5 years
Weight: 21lbs 2oz
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 142mm
Caregiver: Mama Bernadette
Admission Date: January 31st
Name: "W" (Female)
Age: 2 years 7 months
Weight: 17lbs 2oz
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 118mm
Caregiver: Papa Jean Rissiant
Admission Date: February 1st
Name: "A" (Female)
Age: 9 weeks
Weight: 4lbs 12oz
Type: Low Birth Weight/Premature
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: N/A - under 6 months
Caregiver: Mama Sabine
Admission Date: February 2nd
Name: "W" (Male)
Age: 13 months
Weight: 13lbs
Type: Moderate
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 122mm
Caregiver: Mama Maceline
Admission Date: February 11th
Name: "Y" (Male)
Age: 1 year
Weight: 21lbs 5oz
Type: Chronic
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 118mm
Caregiver: N/A - Social Services (IBESR)
Admission Date: February 14th
Name: "M-T" (Female)
Age: 7 weeks
Weight: 5lbs 12oz
Type: Low Birth Weight/Premature
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: N/A - under 6 months
Caregiver: Mama Roseline
Admission Date: February 21st
Name: "C" (Female)
Age: 1 year 4 months
Weight: 15lbs 10oz
Type: Marasmus
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: 114
Caregiver: Mama Jocelyne
Admission Date: February 21st
Name: "R" (Male)
Age: 6 weeks
Weight: 6lbs
Type: Kwashiorkor
Mid Upper Arm Circumference: N/A - under 6 months
Caregiver: Mama Nadine
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!
