Day 3: Today was a 16 hour day, and I have 4.5 hours before I have to get up to start tomorrow, so this will be brief! I don't mean to complain - I am so lucky to be able to hack away at a SMALL bit of the work being done here.
Best part of the day: 22 of our people were "bonded out" today! They are on their way to family and friends. Some have a cross-country bus ride with small children in tow, but they are all smiles. More later about where you can send VISA cash cards to help them eat on the trip.
Most surprising part of the day: working the client document email list. Family and friends at home are emailing documents to help in their loved one's cases. I had not thought about how far-reaching this effort is: 100's if not 1000's of people getting birth certificates, diplomas, writing affidavits, etc. to help, and mailing them from internet cafes.
Saddest part of the day: seeing that many, many women are breast-feeding their children beyond the time they would otherwise stop, so the children will have better nourishment but, due to dehydration or stress, they don't have much milk, and the children are suffering. The women attorneys here decided to urge La Leche League to get involved. On a related note, one 14-year old girl has lost 20 pounds here. The medical records for the children are inches thick. They are listless much of the time.
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