Military Medical in Haiti
City councilor Magdalena Rincon Puerto Lápice Goicoechea continues the story of his experience with the military on a humanitarian mission in Haiti, and the journey that takes him to live and watch live after the earthquake in Haiti and the Dominican Rapública .
Vomited. There’s nothing more than liquid in the stomach. Captain nurse takes the black plastic bag from which it derives the belongings of the mother and the child and gives it to throw up inside. With tissues and wipes her face clean. It seems that already has passed the dizziness. We drive through the streets of Santo Domingo. Altzie called Pelsival (or similar). Has eight years. Her mother, Gerda (or similar, because the spelling of their names is not always the same). He’s young. They come from Haiti. The brings the Spanish army in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in Haiti and Rdominicana and governments of Haiti and Rdominicana.
Lieutenant-Colonel Luis Moreno works in the mission of the Spanish Armada in Haiti (Grand Goave), “Hispaniola”. It pediatrician. Normally exercised in the hospital Gómez-Ulla de Madrid.
He travels with a nurse and Altzie captain and his mother. Cordially greet the minister-counselor of the Spanish Embassy in Santo Domingo that has come to pick them up and that helped to address the request for medical officers and the captain of the ship Castilla.
On the trip from Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo to Children’s Hospital, Dr. Robert Reid Cabral, Dr. Luis reviewed medical and administrative documents required. She calls the hospital, Dr. Rosa Nieves Paulino, pediatric oncologists. Captain nurse travels back to the mother and child.
Altzie reached more than 20 days health camp of the Spanish soldiers. “She was dressed in Sunday,” recalls the doctor, and very swollen belly. ” The remains and perhaps why, in the car was sick more “because the spleen and liver will oppress the stomach.”
He only speaks Creole. His mother also speaks French. He has asked water but the doctor says he can not. It goes very hydrated by the amount of serum that has put before you begin your trip. In fact, the road leads. But when it has become so Malita clung to her mother and understand him perfectly: “ma-ma, ma-ma.” Like any child. She was tired and scared. And very thin.
At 7:00 am, approximately, went by helicopter. Is 11:00. She wears a pink pajamas and cloth, despite the heat. Above, the Sunday dress with white socks. The hair in four braids dreadlocks as a subject at the top. The tabs will bend back and has trouble smile. Until you give the camera and show a picture of her mother and herself. Then, wake up and take hold in the digital camera and puts his fingertips over the screen pointing to her mother with whom spoke in Creole.
“They’re dirt poor,” explains pediatrician. With the earthquake fell them home. They have the job. Her husband and another daughter have stayed at Grand Goave.
The girl was 20 days in the hospital floating amphibious assault ship Castilla (BAAC) as explained on board the ship’s captain, Francisco Peñuelas. Has leukemia and needs a hospital and treated. And finally, it seems that real cooperation, which is really necessary because it is useful, it worked.