Mike showing Tom and Kiko around. Tom and Kiko came to help for the day.

Above: This lady was severely dehydrated and unconscious when she arrived. We picked her up in the ambulance in a small village of Fond Dieu. They brought her from across the lake. Two of our best nurses at starting IVs worked hard to find a vein. Claudine was working on the patients right arm, while Celimene worked on her left. Her veins were collapsed, her pulse was weak, and her body was getting cold. Finally they got a small 24 gauge butterfly in a small vein. With cholera we usually put in 18 gauge angiocaths, so that we can rehydrate them rapidly. This small 24 gauge ran very slow. We wrapped a blood pressure cuff around the IV bag to pressurize it. Thankfully this small IV was enough to help her other veins fill back up. Later, the nurses were able to get a bigger IV started. We are so thankful for our dedicated nurses who worked so hard to save this girl's life.

Mike working in the nurses station.

Spencer giving a hygiene lesson and a lesson on preparing ORS.

Matt gets some energy after working 15 hours.


We have 2 tents like this set up to receive the less severe cases.

Beds lining the halls. The hospital is full.

Abigail giving one of Ti-Rose's children Pedialyte.