Bryce Alan Flurie here, filling in for a very under-the-weather Noel Lloyd. Say a prayer for my fellow story teller that he feels better and well enough to travel home tomorrow.

Today I spent my last full day in the Dominican Republic at the CURE hospital.

You never know who is going to show up at the CURE Hospital. I was preparing for an interview, and Esteban, one of the kids we met earlier in the week, showed up! He seemed quite glad to see me, and we joked around in the hall for a bit even though we don’t speak the same language. Dr. Ted Beemer checked him out. There were some concerns about a possible infection, but all looks good.

Bryce Alan Flurie and Esteban

My day was spent interviewing some follow-up Haiti stories for the upcoming Haiti documentary CURE is releasing. Two of the people I interviewed were Dr. Dielika Charlier and nurse Lucia Hernandez, two members of the original CURE Haiti Relief Team.

Dr. Charlier is one amazing young woman. It’s inspiring to see such a young woman really step up to help people. I also interviewed Nurse Lucia and as she starting crying about her Haiti experience I remembered all the children amputees I saw when I was there.  I became too choked up to ask the next question. Anyone who has been to Haiti soon after the earthquake really shares a bond with someone else who has been there. It’s almost two months later, and these heroic medical professionals are still getting choked up about the work there.

This was just one inspiring week in the Dominican Republic; remember that the people in CURE hospitals around the world do this day in and day out. They prove every day that healing truly does change everything.