Asking for help

Anyone reading this likely knows my daughter is in Haiti working for a small non-profit called S.O.I.L. I added a link to S.O.I.L.'s web site to the blog. My daughter sent me the following note this morning. In addition to posting it here, I will send it to my rabbi since I know there are several of the members of the synagogue are doctors at the local hospital where I had surgery and received my cancer treatment. Perhaps they know an ENT. At any rate, I post it here because I do believe that each of us must do what he or she can, however small.

Peace to each and every one.

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Friends,

The email below is from my awesome RN/BSN housemate Brooke here in Port-au-Prince... I met David and his family on Saturday, he is wonderful man and will die without this surgery (Brooke told me this on our moto ride home and I cried with dust clinging to my wet face).

If you know a doctor- ANY sort of medical doctor, please forward this email... It would be a tax write-off, of course. ...and a most beautiful thing.

For those of you I've not written since I arrived in Haiti, I am well and inspired and I miss you and appreciate your support now, as always.

Love,
C

p.s. I mistakenly sent this without Brooke or Dr. Dauplaise's contact information. Please do share this email as widely as you are able. Thank you.

Brooke Beck- brooke.bbeck@gmail.com
Dr. Dauplaise- iamlivingthedream@gmail.com


Hello all,

I am sorry for the constant requests, but I MUST ask.

I am looking for an ENT who would be willing to come to Haiti ASAP. The case is below.

David, 47 year old male teacher, pastor and father of one 3 year old daughter.
David presented to clinic 4 months ago with a grossly swollen head and eyes and with serosanguineous fluid coming from both ears. Pt with a fever of 102 and HR of 160.

Pt was hospitalized for one month. His scalp was drained and he received IV antibiotics ( unknown what medication was used) for the month. David continued to have scant drainage from his R ear over the next 3 months. He then returned to the clinic with a low grade fever and swelling of the R temporal area at the beginning of January. David was started on IM Ceftriaxone 2 grams for one month. He had his head drained and washed out with Gentamicin one time. David just finished his month of injections and is now taking Bactrim BID.

David's head is swelling again and he complains of an increase in drainage from his R ear.

I have a CT from this month, I can't get it to attach at this time but find a way to get it to anyone interested.

If any of you know of an ENT that would be willing to take this case, please let me know. Derrick Dauplaise MD who is part of this e-mail chain saw and assisted in treating the Pt. If you have more questions and would like to speak over the phone you can contact him.

Thank you very much for considering this case

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Brooke Beck RN,BSN
Medical Coordinator
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