A Doctor's Notes on Hurt & Healing in Haiti

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January 19, 2012 a project of CharityFocus It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we start spilling our sweat, and not our blood. - David Hume - A Doctor's Notes on Hurt & Healing in Haiti "There is always humming from somewhere. It is usually low and musical as patients try to distract themselves from phantom limb pain that is not at all phantom. It is 13 days after the earthquake. I am coordinating a 12-member team at St. Marc's hospital, a government facility on the west coast of Haiti." In this gripping piece, poet-doctor Sriram Shamasunder covers life and death, resilience, compassion, healing and hope as he describes the experience of working in Haiti directly after the earthquake. { read more } Be The Change Spend healing time this week with someone who is in the hospital or coping with illness. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 15-Year-Old's Bucket List Goes Viral Compassion Caught on a Late-Night Train 25 Visionaries Changing Your World Secrets from 17 Years of Silence Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note The Bus Ride That Changed My Life Homeless Kid Wows Korea The Burrito Man Who Changed Lives DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,554 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More