PT/OT students report from Haiti

Day 1 of our Haiti trip has opened our eyes to how challenging it is to rebuild a life after the January earthquake. On our way to Meloonda's house, we saw everything from tents set up in the medians on the roads to rubble blocking the way. All of the people of Haiti have been more than accommodating and appreciative of us coming down here to meet and bring Meloonda to the U.S. Meloonda is an amazing little girl, with the brightest smile. We are more than excited to start our treatment with her, especially since our ideas for how we can help her seemed endless as we were brainstorming. Although discharging her to her home environment may be the most challenging part, we all agree that she is appropriate for therapy services and will make progress from now until December.