By Jennifer Browning This weekend there are two great events Project Medishare supporters can choose to attend in order to help us continue our earthquake relief efforts. 5th Annual Celebrity Amputee Golf Classic, May 20-21 This two-day event begins Thursday, May 20th at the Shake-A-Leg Miami offices at...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Three weeks after the earthquake three sisters, Darline and Martine Pierre and Deneiz Joseph, had lost everything. [caption id="attachment_1708" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Darline and Martine sit outside their stepfather's house in Casse with their children Francis Emmanuel and Immacula. They fled to the Central Plateau...
Read MoreBy PJ Pitts Germain, one of the Haitian night nurses, is one of the hardest working people here. Two nights ago I was staffing overnight and noticed her limping. As the night wore on, her limp was getting worse, but she never complained....
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Headlines, long before the earthquake, told stories of Haiti's poverty, riots, and lack of healthcare, however many never knew about the talent and art within this tiny Caribbean nation. The January earthquake that destroyed the lives and homes of many, also damaged and destroyed...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Children’s Hospital Boston sent a group of 26 clinicians to volunteer at Project Medishare's field hospital in Haiti between April 10 to 18. THRIVE: Children's Hospital Boston's health and science blog features the refelctions of several volunteers who staffed Emergency...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning On Saturday, The Miami Dolphins organization, along with SunLife Financial and Shelter Box, presented 13 families at the Project Medishare hospital with [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Miami Dolphins player Bobby Harden shakes hands with Andre Hanelley (13) during a visit to a...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Miami Dolphins are headed to Haiti today to visit the Project Medishare field hospital. The Dolphins, Sun Life Financial and Project Medishare will present 13 ShelterBox tents to the 13 families that participated in the Haiti Connect Project that began April...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning In case you missed them at Dadeland Mall two weeks ago, Haitian-born Bogosse founders Patrick and Fabrice Tardieu will be attending a special appearance event at Nordstrom Aventura tomorrow, May 8, between 1-5 p.m. While there, they will be featuring their Limited Edition...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1685" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Nik Torres, RN, tends to one of Project Medishare's tiniest patients in the NICU/PICU at the field hospital. Many volunteer nurses, like Torres, chose to serve for long stints or return for another deployment. Torres volunteered for six weeks. Photo by...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Last night at a CNN preview event, Project Medishare president and co-founder Dr. Barth Green was a key participant on a panel discussion with CNN's Soledad O'Brien regarding the future of Haiti and their children. The panel also included author Edwidge Danticat, Florida...
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