Day 4: It's Getting Interesting...

Bonswa,

3:30pm Eastern time zone

We started today with disappointing news that has continued throughout the day. 

An anti-Aristide "manifestation" (political
demonstration) was scheduled for today.  We knew this earlier in the week but had anticipated being able to leave the guest house early enough to arrive at the clinic.  We were instructed that we would not be leaving the grounds, only to find out at mid-morning that the demonstration had been cancelled because the police had cordoned off the starting area.  Some staff members had a very hard time getting to the guest house because many streets were blocked with burning tires.

Tom Bremer C.P. was able to get to the airport and catch his flight back to Michigan.  I am sure he will have some interesting observations. 

We just had a team meeting and most team members have decided to try to attend clinic tomorrow and then leave Port Au Prince on Saturday, two days early.

At this point we are unsure if we have clinic tomorrow because we have not heard if the generator that powers the clinic has been repaired.  If we can go to the clinic then we will try to visit one orphanage.
No demonstrations are planned but we have learned that they can quickly start.

None of our team members have had any personal safety concerns.  Healing Hands staff members are very closely monitoring the situation.  We are relying on them to advise us what to do.

Hopefully tomorrow night we will have an uneventful day to report.

Thanks to everyone for your support.

Al Ingersoll C.P.

	Healing Hands for Haiti Foundation - June 2004 A recap of the recent Healing Hands for Haiti trip that was chronicled at the EDGE web site. Salute!
	Day 5: A great finish - February 2004
	Day 3: An Amazing Boy - February 2004
	Day 2: Serving Two Orphanages - February 2004
	Day 1: Kay Kapab Klinic - February 2004
	Arrival in Haiti - February 2004
	Healing Hands for Haiti Minnesota Team - February 2004

Table Of Contents - February 2004

	Advancing O&P Education: How Are We Doing? In talking with educational experts and O&P professionals closest to the subject, one can't help realizing that there is "buzz," enthusiasm, anticipation, positive energy--and above all, there is real PROMISE in the record of what's been happening recently and what's going forward already in 2004 with regard to O&P education. Feature
	ABC/BOC Unification Discussions: Will They Impact O&P Education? Feature
	New Professional Standards To Enter O&P: A Plan Feature
	Socket Design for Use with the Harmony® System Shop Talk
	Teenage Football Player Overcomes Cancer, Amputation Today's Consumer
	Got FAQs? Got FAQs?
	Helping a Teenage Assassination Attempt Survivor: Seeds of Change? Salute!
	Hanger RFD: Helping Colombia’s Poor and Desperate Salute!
	Paraplegic Conquers Catalina Channel “Don’t think about what you can do—think about what you want to do. And start trying to do it.” Sports Page
	Healing Hands for Haiti Minnesota Team
	Arrival in Haiti
	Day 1: Kay Kapab Klinic
	Day 2: Serving Two Orphanages
	Day 3: An Amazing Boy
	Day 4: It's Getting Interesting...
	John Russell, CP Profile
	Applying Dr. Kubler-Ross’ Theory to Amputation Perspective
	Letters
	O&P: A Passionate Profession Viewpoints
	Day 5: A great finish