Jacqueline Thermiti (71) is one of 85 surviving residents of the Port-au-Prince Municipal Nursing Home (barely a mile from the airport, staging ground for the massive international aid effort).<\/p>\n
“Of all the wars and revolutions and hurricanes, this quake is the worst thing God has ever sent us,” Thermiti said.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
She predicted that unlike other pensioners, she could still hold out for at least another day.<\/p>\n
“Then if the foreigners don’t come (with aid),” she said, “it will be up to baby Jesus.”<\/p>\n
Source:<\/i> Elderly and abandoned, 85 Haitians await death<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
With limited resources and overwhelming needs all around, will old people like Jacqueline be overlooked in favor of those much younger and with better long-term chances and options?<\/p>\n
Or will the aged be honored?<\/p>\n
What tough decisions must be made by those “on the ground” over there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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