A man came into the clinic today.  He was 95 years old.  Yes,  95 years old.  He was a sweet old man.  He was complaining of blurry eyesight, and was a bit stiff and weak.  As one of our nurses began to get his story, we learned a few details like he was sleeping on the ground, and he was probably dehydrated and a bit malnourished from not eating and drinking enough.  Who wouldn’t be stiff from sleeping on the ground, especially when you are 95?

I wish I could have spent the afternoon listening to this man’s story.  I think the average age most Haitians can expect to live to is 58.  How did this man live to be 95, plus who knows how much older?  We cared for his needs and decided he was probably our favorite patient of the day at the mobile clinic.  We even snapped a picture of him and Krista, who was the nurse that took care of him…