Thanks for the kind comments (and your suggestions, Josie).

My sister, a professional photographer who has traveled to Haiti a number of times with the Haitian Health Foundation, just sent me a message from one of the group's interpreters, Phillippe. Phillippe had written to staff at the foundation:

"Every where to Port-au-prince is the same. Riches people die, poors die, nices die, ugly die, polices die, mufties die, ministers die, intellectuals die, illiterates die; every kind of people die. The earthquake didn’t know who you were. The deaths beside the streets are like the sand beside the sea. They put them by batch (lot), they carry them in the big trucks and burry them like animals."

It's beyond my comprehension.

For anyone who's interested, the Haitian Health Foundation's web page is:

Haitian Health Foundation

Somewhat coincidentally, my sister posted a photo slide show (pre-earthquake) of children and adults from Jeremie, Haiti with a audio track of them singing hymns. Jeremie wasn't impacted severely by the earthquake but the already impoverished community is now dealing with a major influx of refugees from the earthquake damage zone. Kate's web page link is:

Kathryn Whitney Lucey Photography - Jeremie, Haiti Slide Show

With Haiti on my mind ...

John R. Whitney
East Aurora, New York
"Music is a Life Skill"
http://www.soundclick.com/johnrobertwhitney