It’s Friday, the weather is better than it has been, but it’s still cold and windy. Because of that, I hear grumbles and gripes, wishing for warmer weather. I admit, that has been my wish this week. Bills pile up, the kids are sick with the flu, gas prices are up, Stock Market down. The Carolina Tarheels are having an awful year, blah, blah, blah ,blah blah. It is really easy to talk yourself into having a bad day if you are not careful. So many negatives can creep up and bite you right on the …you know what. Well, for everyone reading this, let me say, TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!! Things could always be worse so enjoy and embrace THIS day you have unfolding before you. Trust me, things could be worse…
A Haitian man was being treated after being found in the rubble of a market 27 days after the earthquake Link to this video
A Haitian man who has been pulled alive from rubble in Port-au-Prince may have been trapped since an earthquake devastated the city 27 days ago. Evan Muncie, a 28-year-old rice vendor, was being treated in a US-run field hospital last night – a day after being discovered in the ruins of a marketplace which collapsed in the 12 January quake.
He was malnourished, delirious and dehydrated but had no serious injuries, prompting astonishment at what could be the most remarkable survival story from the earthquake.
Muncie reportedly told doctors that someone “in a white coat” brought him water while he was pinned down, but even after being rescued he appeared to think he was still under rubble and left gaps in his account.
Relatives said he vanished when the magnitude-7.0 quake levelled Haiti‘s capital, killing more than 200,000 people.
Experts said few people survived more than three days under rubble and on 23 January Haiti’s government declared an end to search-and-rescue efforts.
It was unclear who found Muncie in Croix-des-Bossales seaside market, a ruin which has been looted and burned since the quake.
The discovery astonished relatives, who assumed they would not see Muncie again. His mother told local reporters: “I thought he was dead, but God kept him from dying.”
Doctors said the patient appeared disoriented and may have hallucinated during his ordeal. “Initially, I’m sure he had his senses with him, so maybe he was able to find some kind of resources,” Dr Mike Connelly, who was treating Muncie at the US field hospital, told CNN.
Muncie must have had access to water while he was trapped, the doctor added, but may not have had food. “He was emaciated. He hadn’t had anything in quite some time. He had open wounds that were festering on both of his feet.”
Dushyantha Jayaweera, of the University of Miami field hospital, told Reuters it was plausible that Muncie had been buried since the quake.
“It is unusual but not impossible. He was quite dehydrated and he was wasted, so there are certain things that suggest that it’s true,” Jayaweera said.
Until Muncie the last known survivor was Darlene Etienne, 16, hailed as a miracle girl after being pulled from rubble on 27 January.
WHAT A MIRACLE!!!! Don’t let your everyday problems take hold of you. Enjoy EVERYDAY and attack those problems with ALL GUNS BLAZIN’!! This day, like everyday, is YOUR day!! Enjoy, and live. And don’t forget to tell the ones you care about that you LOVE THEM!! From The staff of the Gateway, we all wish you a GREAT, WORRY FREE WEEKEND!! Come by and see us. Marcus
ps-Keep Haiti in your prayers, it’s obvious, the prayers DO WORK!!
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