Dr Evan Lyon has been an internist and volunteer clinician with Partners In Health (PIH) in Haiti since 1997. He arrived in Haiti 4 days post earthquake and stayed on and off for the next 7 months. He has written an essay for Haiti After the Earthquake, Paul Farmer’s written account of the earthquake, the root causes of the devastation it wrought, and the relief and recovery efforts of Haitians and those who came to their assistance.

“IMAGES ARE FLASHING UP, SMALL AND LARGE IMAGES – SAD SOUNDS, TRAGIC SOUNDS, BANDAGED AND MISSING LIMBS, TRAUMA AND FEAR IN EVERYONE’S EYES; EVERYONE WE CARED FOR AND EVERYONE WHO CAME TO HELP. SMELL AND DUST LINGER ON MY BODY DESPITE A WARM SHOWER AND FAIR SLEEP IN A CLEAN AIRPORT HOTEL.”

This originally aired on Montreal’s CKUT 90.3 fm on the Thursday edition of Off The Hour: Radio Resistance. Tune in 5 – 6 pm for the Off the Hour Shows.