John Morris:  

nteresting places... Sadly, however, the children both died before we could get them transferred. never could get them stabilized enough to move. for the one child, it was a tragedy - he had 50% 2nd degreee burns, and died only because he inhaled a bunch of really hot gas. For the other child, however, it was probably a blessing. He had 90% 3rd degree, and would have been in for years of genuine agony with only hopes of fairly dismal results. spent some time with the families of the children a few days later. that was also pretty difficult. It was also difficult to know how to comfort the parents, let alone the siblings. And doing it in Spanish just made it all the more difficult. I also spend a lot of time working with some of the local orphanages and communities, generally working on water projects and related items such as power for the pumps, plumbing, etc. Generally, if I can't do it myself, I work it through Rotary. I've met an amazing and eclectic group of people in El Salvador - artists, doctors, politicians, bar tenders, hotel managers, you name it, and every single one has been amazingly friendly and helpful. it's really great. Very fulfilling and satisfying experience, even when it is really really difficult.... Next project is working on getting an airplane or two to see if I can set up an air-ambulance service so we can act a lot more quickly next time. I have succeeded in getting funding for adding a burn center onto the Bloom Pediatric Hospital in San Salvador. My thanks to the Mehan Foundation in Wisconsin. now all I have to do is figure out how to equip the building when it is completed... ideas, suggestions, and, most of all, contacts, are gratefully accepted.