Dear Mr. President:
A failure that is beyond belief is about to occur.
The United States is not leading any part of the relief mission here. We are participating in many ways, but we are not leading.
There is no leadership or organization anywhere in the country. There is chaos among the agencies rendering aid which results in little aid actually getting to the Haitian people. The death toll will rise significantly because we missed the opportunity to treat minor infections which have now turned into gangrene.
I am a registered nurse from California. A local Haitian family took me in and they have been driving me to the injured and ill. In a few days it may not matter because many of these people will die from dehydration. There is little medical teams can do without supplies and drugs. There is nothing they can do if the supplies are left stacked at the airport. And none of this will matter without water.
Please consider this plea as though it were made for my own family – or for yours. We are running out of time here.
Sincerely,
Stefanie Fletcher, R.N.
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