Beginning the Battle March Admits March felt like it crept up on us here at Middle Ground, it feels like we just celebrated the new year, and somehow we’re already starting the second quarter of 2022. One of the reasons it felt so fast is because we have been so BUSY. Last month we admitted …
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. …
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Beginning the Battle October, November, and December Admits The end of 2021 felt like a whirlwind. While some of our foreign staff evacuated the country for several weeks due to extreme unrest, we were so blessed to be able to rely confidently on the skills of our national staff to keep things running despite the …
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Beginning the Battle September Admits \It’s crazy even to be saying this, but it almost feels like September was a quiet month. I guess it’s relative. The political unrest remains critical. Kidnapping and violence are still daily occurrences, but no major natural disasters rocked the country this month, and our admissions slowed a bit from …
Beginning the Battle August Admits As many of you know, on August 14th Haiti suffered a powerful 7.2 earthquake. While our properties are far enough from the epicenter to escape unscathed, our hearts are deeply burdened for those in the southwest peninsula of Haiti who experienced devastating damage. Over 2,000 people were killed and hundreds …
Beginning the Battle July Admits It was another month of young admissions at Middle Ground. All of the little ones admitted in July were babies 2 years or younger. The assassination of president Moïse at the beginning of the month meant that things were very quiet for a few weeks. Most people were afraid to …
Beginning the Battle June Admits If we thought May was busy, June blew that out of the water. We continue to see a rapid increase in the number of patients who come to us seeking emergency treatment. This month we admitted 14 individual children, who were all suffering the life-threatening effects of marasmus, kwashiorkor or …
Beginning the Battle May Admits This month ended up being one of the busiest that we have ever faced at Middle Ground. We served 22 individual children throughout the month, 12 of whom were new admissions. The little ones you will “meet” today are fighting the greatest fights of their little lives. They are warriors. …
Beginning the Battle April Admits In March we admitted lots of tiny babies, but April brought us, several big kids. It’s pretty rare for us to see children over 2-3 years old in our programs, but this month we admitted 4 children who were 5 years of age or older. We are thankful to be …
Beginning the Battle March Admits In the month of March we had a bit of a baby boom. We admitted 7 children, 4 of whom were infants under 8 months. We are busy with baby cuddles and sweet healing smiles, peppered with some big kids, and their dynamic, big personalities in the mix. On March …
