The majority of HuMA’s dispatchers are medical professionals, usually working in hospitals and clinics. With the understanding of their workplaces and families, they are committed to disaster relief activities, and HuMA is coordinating to ensure that our relief dispatchers are not interrupted. Today, we had a change of several members, mainly nurses. Here are some messages from nurses who are leaving the disaster area.
The snow that had been falling steadily has disappeared. The sun was shining brightly in Suzu City today.
At the evacuation center, we spent time with the evacuees, doing exercises and providing assistance with bathing. During the dispatch period, we became good friends with the people at the shelter, and we even felt as if we had been living in Suzu City for a long time. We are grateful to all of you for your warm hospitality.
Today is the end of our activities in Suzu. Feeling a touch of sadness, we saw a grandmother tinkering with the soil in a flowerbed. She said, “The tulips are doing well, so we humans must do well, too.” She was digging up tulip buds that had probably been buried in the soil of the flower beds during the earthquake.
We are leaving here today with the hope that by the time these tulips bloom, more smiles will bloom on the faces of the people of Suzu City. We thank the people of Suzu for their kindness; it always warmed our heart. The new nurse members will do their best, too!
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| A bud sprouted from a tulip bulb that had been buried in snow. Grandma kindly took care of them by softening and loosening the soil. | Hope to see you again soon! |
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| People are always talking to the HuMA nurses like “Thank you,” when they are cleaning the restrooms. | Exercise together every day |