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Dr Andrew Furey an orthopedic surgeon was sitting by the fireplace at his home in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador watching TV after work when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time Dr Furey spent a sleepless night and woke knowing he had to help in some way In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labradors history he found himself answering the call
Dr Furey formed a team of threehimself his wife and pediatric emergency room physician Dr Allison Furey and orthopedic surgeon Will Mooresand together they travelled from to PortauPrince Haiti where they spent a week volunteering The challenge seemed overwhelming a multitude of badly injured victims horrendous working conditions and overstretched aid agencies But somehow the trio did not lose hope Instead they redoubled their efforts
After returning from that first mission Dr Furey founded Team Broken Earthan expert unbureaucratic fleetfooted volunteer task force of physicians nurses and physiotherapists committed to providing aid in Haiti The organization has continued to grow recruiting volunteers from all over Canada It has carried out many more missions to PortauPrince and has expanded its operations to other countries like Bangladesh Guatemala Ethiopia and Nicaragua And its mission has expanded in other ways with education and training for local medical professionals now at the heart of its endeavour
Dr Andrew Furey tells the story of Team Broken Earths founding and remarkable work with vivid immediacy and raw honesty He shares his doubts and failures and moments of neardespair He explores how his Newfoundland and Labrador upbringing has informed his efforts abroad And he reaches an optimistic conclusion that will leave readers inspired to bring about positive change in their own lives
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