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Omicron Delta would like to "spotlight" chapter member, Michele Sare.  Michele went to Haiti to assess what it would take to teach a public health nursing course at a school of nursing as an initiative with Nurses for Nurses International.  Michele arrived in Haiti 40 minutes before the earthquake and was in Leogane - where international aid did not arrive for 6 long days.  Michele was in an area where nurses were the only available care until additional resources arrived. 

Below is a video about Michele's experience and her book that she authored explaining her experience. Her book is about the power of care - the power of nursing.  Michele states, "  With the new IOM report on the future of nursing - Today, Leogane speaks to that very charge - of working to the full extent of our skills and knowledge".  It is her hope that her book will help to uplift nursing in Haiti and shine a light on our common humanity.  

Michele's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YObOjzbxLgM

Today, Leogane:    http://www.todayleogane.com

(In the pictures below (1 and 2), Michele is with working with Haitians during those six dark days to provide care for all of those in need.  In the 3rd picture, Michele is shown with other caregivers on the day that help arrived.  In the 4th picture, Michele is with two of the first Haitians she met - Evens and Martha - one year after after the earthquake.)