Many of you know that I have been actively involved in Hearts' Cry, a charity that supports a small village in India, and that the reason I became involved was because of the one-on-one connection with the village and the knowledge that all of our stateside contributions were being sent for use in the village.
I feel a similar connection with GHESKIO a small but vital hospital with a funny acronym for its name. GHESKIO was founded by Cornell Weill Medical School 30 years ago to work with victims of AIDS and TB and its awkward title (it stands for the Haitian Group for the Study of Karposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections) reflects the knowledge of this disease 30 years ago. I've been aware of GHESKIO because Beth originally went to Cornell for her infectious disease fellowship with plans of doing her research there.
Now this small hospital is trying to respond to the needs of its neighbors. NBC highlighted the hospital on Wednesday night. Dr. Jean Pape keeps saying "we have no other choice" in this extended interview which discusses his plans for 1 week, 1 month, 1 year from now.
Seems like as good a place as any for my current heartstrings and to follow-up on my plans to not forget Haiti. If you want to contribute and see a regular accounting of where your contibution is going I suggest you consider GHESKIO too. Most of my readers are part of the Cornell community so this would be a logical home for your hearts also.
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