Here is what I’ve learned in my 5 months in the fight against child malnutrition in Haiti: Malnutrition – to many in the outside world malnutrition is pictured as severe muscle wasting and swollen bellies. However, there are other significant signs of malnutrition and sometimes there aren’t noticeable weight loss, yet there are subtle signs …
When Joulita was referred to us by another clinic in January 2017, she had already been treated for malnutrition twice. She was 2.5 years old and weighed 12lbs 5oz. Her first several days were touch and go, as she was a very sick little girl, but she finally turned a corner! On July 18th 2017, …
Tiny baby Wilson was brought to the Middle Ground center in August 2017. At one month old, he weighed 7lbs 2oz. His mom, Gladice, was struggling to breastfeed Wilson, and so he wasn’t gaining any weight. Gladice wanted us to give her formula for Wilson, but we felt confident that with a little education and …
We first met Marat on December 15th of last year. When she was 23 months old, she weighed only 20lbs 11oz. Marat was admitted into our treatment program and 2 months later she was fully discharged weighting 22lbs 12oz. Just after Marat was admitted, her mother brought her 10 year old sister, Mageline, along to …
Next week will mark my 10th anniversary of being in Haiti. When I was little, I said that when I grew up, I wanted a job where I could just hold babies all the time. Well, I got it, but that little girl had no idea what the fulfillment of that dream would mean. No …
When Ynelson arrived at Middle Ground on March 28, 2017, it was easy to see that his family was discouraged. They had been searching for treatment for Ynelson for almost 2 years, but every hospital they took him to said they couldn’t help. At 4 years old, Ynelson weighed just 20lbs and his arm circumference …
In October 2017, Nachmey arrived at Middle Ground, and our nurses found that this 3.5 year old little girl was suffering from moderate malnutrition. She weighed 24lbs 11oz and was frequently sick with fevers, vomiting and diarrhea. Each week Nachmey and her mama came to the recovery center to pick up her mamba and to …
On November 25, 2016, 12 year old Nando was admitted into our inpatient program weighing just 25 pounds! Nando needed inpatient care for over 4 months, and there were many scary moments in his recovery. By the time Nando left to return home he weighed over 40 pounds and had captured the hearts of every …
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