http://meshelmay.com/blog A Woman Alone In Iran, Syria, Lebanon... And Haiti Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click here for the 1st installment of my 10 week travel series on Tehran Bureau. Thank you Tehran Bureau! Week 1:  Zahedan Week 2:  Bam Week 3:  Bicycling across Iran Week 4:  Kurdistan Part I Week 5:  Kurdistan Part II Week 6:  Sufi Dervish Ceremony http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=205 Note:  written in haste- hence, typos grammatical errors etc-.  Forgive me. I realize it's been a while.  I'm no longer in Haiti, but have continued to keep track of our patients there & wanted to update you on a few.  Above is a story i never told you about til now.  ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=204 For those of you who remember my stories of "Jean" from a while back- well, his real name is Luckner.. & here's an update: I was visiting Luckner and his wife at his bed when a skinny dude ambled by on crutches.  The PT assisting him said in passing, "did you ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=198 Above:  the big tent is a communcal sleeping area- the 3 other big tents not shown are the actual hospital.  The smaller tents house staff overflow, isolation for patients with highly infectious illnesses, and also the morgue.  My first rotation with project medishare I stayed under the big top tent: "the city" ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=196   Ok, Ok.. so we're not supposed to have "favorites" but we all do... My favorite baby in the age 0-2 category *this* rotation (not 1st or 2nd- those awards are aready spoken for ; ) is this sweet little twin.  She was badly burned in a cooking accident, but still managed ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=195   One of the things I do in my "down time" at the hospital this rotation is "skin to skin" with the preemies.  While doing this, I bonded with a 1 week old orphan named "Emily" pictured here.. I love this little lady.... hard to fathom that she is parent-less... Incredible to hold and cuddle such a tiny ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=194 First it was Wyclef Jean & now they are attacking Sean Penn- why does the media love to attack celebrities who do charity work?  Is it simply that no good deed go unpunished?  I know, I know, some are simply opportunists- i get that, ie:  what's her face- the blond- who went to ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=192 I rarely leave the tent hospital- maybe to go to a clinic or to the UN, but this time a friend took a few of us for a drive through the center of town "just to see it."  It was not different from what you see on TV, but to ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=191 Yes, ladies & gentlemen i hear you- you are asking: what about the mens of PAP, this round?  Last time we were in awe of the dreamy Portuguese Bombeiros.  But as we know they left Haiti- all that is left is a shell of their old camp which is now used as a ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=190 Last week there was so much death- but if Haiti has taught us North Americans anything- it is that we are fully alive- and to live while we are here.  Being short handed at the camp many had to do things they never thought they would have to to accomodate ... http://meshelmay.com/blog/?p=189