peacenlovealways said:

If it rains, it will be worse for those still trapped under the debris, and it may cause mudslides to where those living in the streets will get buried under more debris, causing more destruction, so let's hope it doesn't rain right now.

The make shift hospitals have moved some patients that are doing better under shade trees...where found. If it rained that would only add to the maylay.

I also hope the media doesn't use this tragedy for photo-ops,and forget about the Haitians who worked tirelessly to pull many of the victims from the rubble, and saved many lives, and still working everyday to save them. Many of those Haitians will still have to be there trying to put their lives back togetehr, when all the cameras and media personnel leave. Amid some of the reports of looting, I watched a PBS newsman is in Haiti, reporting, and he said the "looting" was "very" limited and not as big as some people are making it out to be. They're usually occurring in small pockets. Not to mention there are areas outside of Port-Au-Prince where no one has come to help those victims, and that the heat, and no water or food, often leads to desperation.

He said the majority of the Haitians have been very orderly despite the desperation that usually occurs after more than 3 days after an earthquake, and the fact that many have gone without food or water for over 4 days, but were still resilient and hopeful, and he even said, he doesn't know how they could remain that way after such a disaster. I'm glad he and other reporters stated that some of the reports of looting were blown totally out of proportion.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is more than a hero, because although many of the physicians came there for a couple of hours, Dr. Gupta was the only physician who refused to leave. He helped take care of so many of the victims and deserved to be recognized for it. Wyclef was among the heroes who went there and pulled some victims and bodies from the rubble as well, and many rescue teams, (i.e. nurses, physicians, missionary groups, etc.) and military personnel, that are in the center of it all digging out bodies, and trying to save lives,
There will be many heroes, but I honestly hope no one will forget the many Haitians who have been working since day one, to save many lives.
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http://www.democracynow.o...ave_frozen


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A student from my school, who is a doctor, is going to Haiti to donate his time and services to the needs of this devastated nation. We hold him in the light as he goes in service to this very needful population.

Have been seeing the pictures and footage and the desperation of the people is so sad. Get it together world and help these people, please.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That's great Supa. These are the true heroes who dedicate their time to help those in need even though we may never know their names.
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Times like these I really wish I had some serious medical training.

Hey guys I got an e mail earlier this morning from ABC Breaking news. There was an aftershock coming in at 6.0.

Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:

Haiti Capital Hit by Quake Aftershock Measuring 6.0 [06:19 a.m. ET]

For more on this and other breaking news go to ABCNews.com: http://abcnews.go.com?nwltr=bn

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LadyLuvSexxy said:

Here's what is being reported from that link you posted:


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LadyLuvSexxy said:

not again!

kimrachell said:

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SCNDLS said:

Highland Park volunteer who died in Haiti praised for compassion

Jean Arnwine had many talents but one very special gift: an ability to make all those who crossed her path feel loved.

That gift was obvious to her co-workers at the vision clinic where she worked for 25 years and to the patients who filled her office with personal cards and notes over the years.

It was evident by her devotion to her husband of 30 years and her two grown children. And, it was underlined by her latest project: a volunteer medical mission to Haiti.

"She loved people. She didn't just make friends, she adopted them. They became part of her life," said David Arnwine, 50, her husband of 30 years.

Clara Jean Arnwine, 49, of Dallas died Friday from injuries sustained in last week's earthquake in Haiti, after the eye clinic where she had been working collapsed.

Ms. Arnwine was part of a 12-member medical team from Highland Park United Methodist Church that included four of her colleagues from Texas Retina Associates. They had gone to Haiti to run a free eye clinic in Petit-Goave, a village west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

The earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, and more than a dozen aftershocks caused widespread damage to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It was the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in 200 years.

Ms. Arnwine was among five of the team's members in the eye clinic when it collapsed. They included Dr. Gary Fish, an ophthalmologist at Texas Retina Associates, and Dr. Kenneth Foree, who along with his wife, Lila, led the church's eye care mission in Haiti for more than 30 years.

All five were rescued with the help of a mine evacuation specialist who happened to walk by after the earthquake. Ms. Arnwine, the most seriously injured, was placed on a surgical plane destined for Martinique. When her condition worsened, the plane diverted to the island of Guadeloupe, where she died at the hospital, said Highland Park United Methodist Church spokeswoman Kim Gifford.

Ten members of the team returned to Dallas early Friday morning. Dr. Fish, who had accompanied Ms. Arnwine on the surgical plane, returned to Dallas late Saturday night with her body. He could not be reached for comment.

At a news conference Friday, Alex Paz said that she talked to Ms. Arnwine the first night after the earthquake – a night spent on the open ground outside their guest house because of fears of more aftershocks.

"She was a fighter," Ms. Paz said. "Jean fought the whole way through."

A colleague at Texas Retina Associates, Ms. Paz said Ms. Arnwine had been thrilled with the mission trip. "She was very, very happy to be there. She was ready to come back next year," Paz said.

"She was having a blast. She liked the whole thing. The heat is really bad. You have to get used to the food. She was loving it. She loved the Haitians. ... It's a tragedy."

Mr. Arnwine said he met his wife at North Mesquite High School, where they graduated in 1978. They went off to college together at Abilene Christian University but came back to Dallas and married in 1979. Mr. Arnwine worked in data processing at Baylor University Medical Center, and Ms. Arnwine went to work for a Baylor eye specialist.

When the doctor later joined Texas Retina Associates, Ms. Arnwine went along as his personal secretary. Eventually, Ms. Arnwine became manager of the group's clinical research department. "She loved it. She loved her patients," Mr. Arnwine said.

Dr. Fish, who had been going to Haiti for years to do charity work, asked Ms. Arnwine to go on the Haiti mission, Mr. Arnwine said. "She thought the world of him, and he called her an angel," Mr. Arnwine said.

"She was so excited. She was thrilled. She started calling everybody she knew to donate glasses."

He said Dr. Fish described to him Ms. Arnwine's abilities. "You give her something to do, it's going to turn into something big," Dr. Fish told him. "She loves a project that benefits someone else."

She had done other charity work before, including a three-day walk for breast cancer. In addition to gathering pledges for her walk, Ms. Arnwine sold Avon products in her spare time and donated her earnings to the breast cancer charity. She raised about $4,000, Mr. Arnwine said.

Mr. Arnwine said his wife helped nurture an open, loving and close-knit family.

"We've been very blessed to have two great kids. They took on all the best traits of their mother," Mr. Arnwine said.

The Arnwines' son, Ashley Ryan Arnwine, 29, of San Francisco, is a self-taught pianist who graduated from Stephen F. Austin with degrees in English and Spanish and worked for several years in Japan. Their daughter, Merilee DeAnne Arnwine, 27, of Keller, is a registered nurse.

"Jean was so inspired by ... [her daughter] and was thinking about going back to school and becoming an RN, too," Mr. Arnwine said.

A voracious reader, Ms. Arnwine enjoyed Christian fiction, the Bible and "anything set in the South," said Mr. Arnwine, who gave his wife an electronic book reader for Christmas. She was also an accomplished pianist, loved opera and cried at symphonies, he said.

Her medical missionary group left for Haiti on Jan. 9 and had been working only a few days when the earthquake struck Jan. 12. The group planned to return this past Sunday.

Mr. Arnwine said he has already seen some photos of his wife before the earthquake in Haiti and she looked like she was having fun. The mission team already had performed at least six eye surgeries and fitted hundreds of people with glasses, Mr. Arnwine said.

He said his wife was deeply spiritual and believes that her faith kept her strong to the end. If she could say something now, he thinks it would be: "My faith has taken me where I want to be. I will be forever watching over you."

A private funeral for Jean Arnwine will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Park United Methodist Church, 3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas.

Ms. Arnwine is survived by her husband of 30 years, David Arnwine of Dallas; son Ashley Ryan Arnwine of San Francisco; and daughter Merilee DeAnne Arnwine of Keller. She is also survived by her parents, John and SharronBennett of Mesquite; her sisters, Dee Terzo of Mesquite and Angelia Bennett of Valley Ranch; and her brother, Johnny Bennett of Mesquite.

Donations may be made in Ms. Arnwine's honor to the Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 75218, or the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, 9900 North Central Expressway, Dallas 75231.

2elijah said:

Didn't they do the same thing during Hurricane Katrina in regards to gang rapes happening in the dome?

Mstrustme said:

They sure did. The media knows whose attention they can get by reporting news in that way. Anything for ratings to get people excited and keep them locked into their stations. It is obvious that anyone surviving a horrible earthquake like that, no food, water, shelter, no medical help, etc., after 2 to 3 days, can lead to desperation. Unfortunately some folks won't understand that unless they are caught up in the same situation.

2elijah said:

The subliminal implications are clear

- I just looked at the other Haiti thread and you guys already discussed this

2elijah said:

ok, I take that back...now I can see things getting worse if it rains.

This guy deserves a gold medal and a humanitarian award.

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peacenlovealways said:

Oh no problem! It's all good...

They are stopping the rescue...I don't know why..they just found some people alive yesterday....

peacenlovealways said:

Not they are not. The Haitian government has says the rescue missions are over, but that's not true...efforts are still being made each day.

JustErin said:

Exactly. That was misinformation. From what a reporter over in Haiti said, the rescue mission is not quite over yet.

I'll throw this out why not just burn the bodies, instead of mass burials?

lazycrockett said:

interesting...

lazycrockett said:

There must be a reason for that. Everytime that there's a mass disaster with tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of people dying, you never hear of giant bonfires being set. The bodies are always buried in mass graves.

Just my guess, but wouldn't a pit of five or ten thousand burning corpses generate a foul stench for miles and miles around?

^Personally I would rather have my dead relatives burned, than dug up and chewed on by some wild dog.

lazycrockett said:

...that's why corpses are buried 6-feet under. Too far down for scavengers to dig up. We've been doing this for some 10,000 years you know.

PurpleJedi said:

^But these graves arent even 2 feet under the ground from the reports I've seen. Arms and Legs are sticking out of the ground. It just doesn't seem logical to me.

lazycrockett said:

I have not seen or heard any reports of that.