Ex TasSwing Students Sam and Sarah got married a few weekends ago and it was an amazing day, marred only by the recent tragedy in Haiti. Both Sam and Sarah are doctors and were saddened by the devastation that the massive earthquake caused. Sam has spent a good deal of time in Haiti working for Doctors Without Borders, the poverty that Haiti sees can be demonstrated in a little snippet of conversation I caught second hand. "Sam said that when he walked into the tent that was sign posted 'hospital' with black gaffer tape, he was surprised to see that whilst it was very basic, what was there was pretty well organized, there was even a bookshelf with some medical journals on there, and from the look of plaster casts on some of the men on the street, someone had certainly been practicing medicine there recently. Unfortunately the medical journals had been published in 1940, and the plaster casting on the men in the street was done in a style that has not been practiced in Australia, since 1950".
The difference Sam (and all doctors without borders) made in Haiti and all over the world, changes the lives of men, women and children for generations! On Wednesday, I ask you all to dig deep, buy a ten ounce instead of a pint and donate your change to Doctors Without Boarders. Lets see if we can get these guys some medical journals that have been published some time THIS CENTURY! I will have my change bucket in class and downstairs while the band is on!
For more info check out http://doctorswithoutborders.org
Relle
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