Elderly and Abandoned, 85 Haitians Await Death

Foxnews ^ | 1/17/2010 | Staff

[Red in Blue PA]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The old lady crawls in the dirt, wailing for her pills. The elderly man lies motionless as rats pick at his overflowing diaper.

There is no food, water or medicine for the 85 surviving residents of the Port-au-Prince Municipal Nursing Home, barely a mile from the airport where a massive international aid effort is taking shape.

"Help us, help us," 69-year-old Mari-Ange Levee begged Sunday, lying on the ground with a broken leg and ribs. A cluster of flies swarmed the open fracture in her skull.

One man has already died, and administrator Jean Emmanuel said more would follow soon unless water and food arrive immediately.

"I appeal to anybody to bring us anything, or others won't live until tonight," he said, motioning toward five men and women who were having trouble breathing, a sign that the end was near.

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Though Thermiti and her friends haven't eaten since Tuesday, she remained impressively feisty. She said that's because she had already spent five days without eating during previous hardships.

"But I was younger, and now there's no water either," she said, predicting that — unlike other pensioners — she could still hold out for at least another day.

"Then if the foreigners don't come (with aid)," she said, "it will be up to baby Jesus."

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Yes, it is sad indeed.

[wardaddy]

I like both of you and think you are both great but I had a thought

thinking about Katrina...

having been in Haiti...

I would rather have been in the Superdome or NOLA convention center during Katrina as a southern white guy with all Haitian fairly pure Africans than the American black bunch that wrecked the havoc they did there

I realize Haiti is so screwed having worked there years ago for some time but if my money can help some kid from dying today then so be it not matter how bleak his/her future might look

just my perception and I sure don’t have much reputation here as emotional or soft on race candor

so I’m giving....a fair amount....doctors w/out borders and Samaritans Purse which Dr Frist is down there with

i don’t trust Red Cross

[ladyjane]

Hey wardaddy. How are you? Happy New Year!

I have no issue with people donating. Obviously there is great need down there and it will help save lives.

My issue is with with the thousands of able bodied young men who could be helping dig out survivors, deliver supplies and off-load equipment.

You are thousands of miles away and feel the pain of the victims. They are right there to see it and do nothing. Very sad.