I am so inspired everyday by the kindness and generosity of
people. With so much negativity in the news it’s so refreshing to hear that
there are people who are willing to help and be of service to those who are
less fortunate and often forgotten. I am blessed to work with pregnant women,
new mothers and their new babies. Most of the babies I work with are born
healthy and have a bright future. New moms usually recover very quickly after
delivery and have very few complications or none at all.
I realize that in the United States it is easy to forget how
fortunate we are when it comes to healthcare. It is easy to take it for granted
that a woman who has had no prenatal care can walk into any emergency room and deliver
her baby in a safe, clean environment and
receive high quality care from a well trained medical team. There are federally
funded programs that give out free formula for new babies that need it. There
are also health insurance programs so that newborns can receive quality healthcare
after he/she leaves the hospital.
It is not uncommon for a woman to find out that she is pregnant
and not seek help before delivery but, instead walk into the emergency room
when it is time to deliver her baby. Every day I interact with medical
professionals who have become jaded and cynical when it comes to these cases
because they believe it creates a negative cycle of dependency on the current
system. The staff is overworked and burned out and resources are stretched to
the limit. It’s easy to forget why they chose the medical profession in the
first place.
This is not the case when it comes to Hanan Waite. Hanan
Waite is a Registered Nurse who is passionate about ensuring that all pregnant
women deliver babies in a safe and clean environment, by a team of experienced
medical professionals. Hanan was born
and raised in Ghana, West Africa where she was orphaned at an early age. Hanan
moved to California, USA at the age of fifteen to start a new life. After
struggling for many years doing odd jobs including, housekeeping and bartending
Hanan was able to purchase her own home at twenty three years old. Hanan earned
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Georgia State University. Hanan excelled in her career as a postpartum
mother and baby nurse. After only two years on the job she was presented with
the prestigious Nurse of The Year award from March of Dimes for her caring and
compassionate service.
Hanan was not content with just being a good Nurse…she
wanted to give back to the woman of the country that she calls home. In Ghana
women deliver babies in some of the most deplorable conditions. With little or no medical attention babies are
born wherever there is space even if this means that the baby has to be born on
the floor. Most hospitals do not even have access to clean supplies to perform
a safe delivery. The lack of supplies and trained staff put the women and their
babies at an extremely high risk of infection and even death.
Hanan founded Earth’s Angels a non-profit organization to
bring cleans supplies, and education to the women of her beloved Ghana and
eventually women worldwide that are in desperate need of help. Hanan’s organization provides Basic supplies such as food and water, clean linens, sanitary
napkins, diapers, clean undergarments, shoes, clothing, crucial vaccinations
and medical supplies. Earth’s Angel’s is funded by donations and this year her
organization was able to send their first shipment to the Women of Ghana.
Supplies are en route and should be delivered within the next three weeks.
I
feel very honored and inspired to get the word out about this organization that is doing such wonderful, selfless work. Please check out
Earth’s Angel’s website to learn more about this amazing organization. http://earthsangelsgive.org/Home.php
~One Love