Dr. Elizabeth Pritts and her husband, Dr. David Olive, both with the Wisconsin Fertility Institute, are parents to two girls adopted from Haiti. Taina, now 9 years old, and Midlyne, 6 years old, were adopted 4 years ago but red tape prevented them for coming to this country until late 2008. After heading to Haiti nearly a dozen times, both to adopt and to help the community through an organization called Family Health Ministries, the couple now has friends throughout the impoverished country, and their daughters have family members there, many, who remain unaccounted for. Dr. Pritts will leave for Haiti on Friday, January 29.
Getting Ready to Travel
Getting ready to go to Haiti. Packing bags and rounding up supplies, which is easier than ever expected. People are so willing to help, it warms my heart. When I asked Meriter for supplies, they said " you give us the list, we will get what you need", a local McDonald's sent 150 little toys for the children, local school children have gathered their change so I can buy things on the streets to stimulate the local economy in Haiti. It is so Wisconsin, that is why we love living here. Our mission is for health care and hope.
We will head to 1 of our 3 health care clinics in Haiti. These usually run year round, with American staff coming out to help once or twice a year. We lost our clinic in Cite Soleil (the poorest slum in the Western Hemisphere) and our clinic in Leogane is badly damaged. We will be focusing on emergency health care at this point, wound care, infection treatment, etc. And of course we will hug our friends and let them know we have not forgotten them. Photos of the Pritts/Olive Family
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