Friday, March 22, 2013

You Can Never Go Home Again

Right now, I’m in Huntington Beach, CA staying with my two little grandsons and those people they live with (my son and daughter-in-law) and I’ll probably be here for a while.  Persistent migraines made living and working in Gros Morne pretty much impossible.  So, I'm seeking treatment in the LA area.

As much as I hated to go, I really had no choice.

It turns out, leaving Haiti is not so easy.  I mean  it’s easy enough to physically leave, of course, but, even after only five months, reentry into American culture and consumerism is not so easy.  It’s one thing to know that many, many people on this earth barely survive.  It’s quite another to witness it day after day.  It certainly changes one’s perspective.

Thank you to all of you who were such a support to me during my time in Haiti.  Don’t forget about Haiti just because I’m not there.  Please keep the Haitian people in your thoughts and prayers and, if you’re in a position to help out financially, please do that as well.  Just choose your charity carefully.