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Free confidential emergency services and support for abused and their children in York Region Call 24 hour a day Of 9057223220 This brought toyouasa community seme of The EraBanner PEOPLE Newmarket husband wife lend hand Klassen family helps Haitis injured BY TERESA LATCH FORD com Witnessing the destruction in Haiti firsthand left Dr Lisa and her husband Steve speechless Words cannot describe the images we encoun- Aurora Superstore plaza The couple and their three children Iliana Veronica and Luke originally traveled to the Dominican Republic to operate a medical clinic for those who have little or no access to health care But the earthquake hit Haiti tered said Dr of Doctors on Bayview in the while they were in the neighbouring country event SILK FLOWER BANKRUPTCY crazy low prices AND GET Large US floral distributor went bankrupt and the bank seized their inventory Weve now got high end decor for crazy low prices Single Stems 77 Bunches 250 Containers Arrangements 1297 Compare up to 40 each PLUS- EXTREME SAVINGS ON THESE HOT ITEMS your Choice SAK119 Audio Tower or Comer Entertainment Centre Compare up to your Choice CQ88 Room Divider Compare at 19999 MATTRESSES TAKE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET SETS TAKE AN ADDITIONAL King Koil Mattresses ALL SIZES Plus Kids Tweens Licensed Bedding and Accessories Coffee Maker Blender or George Foreman SuperChamp 50 Grill JELLY BELLY CANDLES Candles Compare at S7 98 each Our Already Crazy Low Already Lev Prices Starting at S1 1999 Prces Starting at S16 88 starts jan 28 Miss a day miss a deal Woodbine Ave 9059890019 Aurora 15278 Yonge St 9057264464 Miss a day miss a deal Leaving their children in the safety of friends the who live in Newmarket made the trip across the border with a small group to Haiti to offer help with the relief efforts They arrived in Jimani with supplies for their team of 14 as well as food water and medication to outfit a field hospital The team was directed to a temporary medical unit created in an orphanage to deal with the overflow of patients from the towns small hospital We arrived to mass chaos Dr said There were 300plus patients lying on mats on the floor in a makeshift building with people running everywhere The hospital was short of doctors and when Dr introduced herself she was handed a walkie- talkie and instructed the operating room will call her for patients She was shown where the critical patients were being lined up and with that was informed she was in charge Words cannot describe the images we encountered Some had not yet seen a doctor and had received no care she said The whole team of 14 was kept running night and day moving patients changing dressings giv ing medication hauling people up and down stairs and trying to keep peace as we were also the security force Dr Klassen saw people with broken arms and legs and amputations as a result of the earthquake A few had fractured spines and paralysis She worked without Xray machines a laboratory or blood for transfusions There were six operating rooms working when she was there but there was no one to clean the rooms for the orthopedic surgeons and they ran out of equipment Medical team members transported patients back and forth to the hospital during the night Mr Klassen slipped into the role of the ambulance and handyman while trying to keep his wife fed as she worked Dr Klassen said After several days 80 doctors and nurses from Puerto Rico arrived and took over for the Klassens team But before returning to the Dominican Republic the couple arranged a flat bed truck and transferred patients from PortauPrince to the hospital We also transported eight patients from a Belgian field hospital into the city through six hours of horren dous traffic to miraculously get through a closed border at 1030 pm and get back into the Dominican she said This was a miracle in itself Mr and Dr Klassen returned safely to the Dominican Republic this week THE ERA Giant Tiger MM Meats Crabby Joes Salvation Army Staples CHECK OUT NOTE Not all flyers are booked for all areas information or to your flyers call your Era Representative at 9058538888 NOTE Not all flyers are booked for all areas for more Information or to book your flyers call your Era Representative at 905853888