Posts Tagged ‘amputations’
Countless Lost Limbs Alter Life in Haiti’s Ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — “Don’t cut off my leg!” Fabienne Jean screamed repeatedly as she was carried through the gates of the General Hospital here after the earthquake. “I’m a dancer. My leg is my livelihood. Please, don’t take my leg.” “It is a sad story,” Ms. Jean, 31, a slim, graceful woman who danced for the Haitian National Theater, said recently, massaging her bandaged stump. “But what can I do? I can’t kill myself because of this, so I have to learn to live [...]
Donate To Haiti Now!
We need your donations to send 2,000 wheelchairs to Haiti right now. All $75 donations towards Haiti will be MATCHED by the Wheelchair Foundation until enough funds are acquired for 2,000 wheelchairs. A donation of $75 covers half the cost of one wheelchair, which is valued at $150. With your donations and our Haiti matching program, we can make a difference together. Wheelchair Foundation is currently sending 560 wheelchairs to partnering aid organizations on the ground in March. The [...]