About Time

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Perspective

My Uncle is currently in Haiti, contributing as a anesthesiologist. He has been emailing us (other doctors') blog excerpts to show a little perspective of what he and many others have been experiencing. It's very painful to read some of them, I can't even imagine what it would be like to be there witnessing some of these stories.


One group, including my uncle, before heading to Haiti.

Date: 01.30.2010 09.13 PM

At the General Hospital our cardiology and medicine residents went and worked in the ICU treating patients with wounds, heart failure and kidney failure. One was a 15 year old boy in heart failure who in the end was flown to the USS Comfort medical ship. Our vascular surgeons, Drs McCarthy and Lind performed surgery all day, mainly debridement of infected wounds.

Our anesthesia and ortho teams went to a former private hospital now treating earthquake victims. Drs Fernandez and Van Thiel rounded on wounded patients and performed 7 surgeries, including debridement of the leg wound of the 4 year old we saw yesterday. The boy did well and was discharged.

Our team went to a makeshift urgent care center and worked alongside physicians and nurses from around the world. A group from the Dominican Republic set up at the Main Police Station directly in front of the destroyed National Palace. Our group alone saw over 400 children today. We had some very sick children with respiratory infections, dehydration and malnutrition. We had to stabilize a basically unresponsive little 11 month old whose mother and 2 of 3 siblings died and who has likely developed sepsis (blood poisoning) from infected wounds. Luckily Dr Ansell was at the General Hospital - we transported the girl, he received her and took her to the pediatric tent.

Many sad stories today. A pregnant mother who lost her husband and two of her children in the quake. Her 2 year old was stuck under the rubble for 4 days - she ended up having to pay someone 1000 Haitian dollars to dig him out. She has nothing - not even a sheet to sleep on in the tent city. A 10 year old boy who lost both parents and his siblings when their house collapsed. Only he and his 8 year old brother survived, now living on the street. To add misery to the situation, he got separated from his brother yesterday. Now both are completely alone. It is so heartwrenching to see this and be able to do so little. Although I hope I am making at least a small contribution, the scope of all this is so immense it is overwhelming.

That is all for now - we are all exhausted and need to try and get some rest.

Jeff

Bits & Things

Little tidbits from my internships... I am indeed working.

So Sad

Sorry Guys. You tried. And then I hear a glimmer of Queen "But life still goes on..." instead of "we are the champions."

Mouse

Dear Mouse,

You are super cute and chubby. But the way that you jump out at me all the time does not make me like you so much. Let us talk about today, and how I opened the pantry and you freakishly leaped at my pants in search of a hiding place. The bouncing towards me thing is just not right. You've got to go. I'm sorry.

PS thanks google image search for making me feel horrid.

Interiors

I wanted to be an interior designer for about a year of my life. I'm glad that I didn't for many reasons. However, I will always miss amazing wallpaper. List: a John Bessler Photograph, Ribbon as wallpaper by Studio Ditte, and the amazing patterns from Designers Guild

A Single Man

I saw A Single Man last night. It will probably be one of the best movies I'll see all year. All I can say is "oh my god it's gorgeous," which is lame but there is no way to describe it. Oh Tom Ford. Oh the 60's. I want orange trees in my house.

snowflakes

This season's cards. First designed by the lovely Ally Haigh. Second from my aunt who's hair stylist has some pretty neat illustrations: Simply Simkin. I hope everyone's holidays were fantastic. Thanks for the awesome gifts. Top of this year is the long awaited light box I've been in great need of.

Patterns

From my grandparents farm. New patterns come and go, but these will always be classic Foust.

Primary Needs

New Christmas List. Maybe too Late. Matt & Nat Bags, Ige Mobil Owl, Miller Goodman

Toys and Things

The family that I nanny for has some pretty sweet toys. The girls play-kitchen is stocked with many wooden pieces of food that velcro together so you can "cut" it (top image). They are from Nest Organics. It's all so delicious.
Another favorite, Ink and Wit Everything Counts Poster. I've seen her stuff around before, never gets old.

Some More

The rest of my Hamilton photo's from the Wayzgoose Event. Bottom Typeface by Mathew Carter.

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Sassy Letters

If you love typography or design or printing or anything good and wonderful you need to go to Hamilton Wood Type Museum. This was my second trip and there is so many little treasures that no matter how long you spend there you will always find something you didn't see the first time.

A little sea air

A refreshing vacation. Ray and I spent last weekend at Hamilton Wood Type Museum. We took a break by Lake Michigan to grab some shells and bones. The Hamilton pictures will come soon.