Haitian hairdresser helps victims
Haitian hairdresser helps victims
With bright elastic bands and simple care, Claudia Martinez is smoothing the edges of suffering for some of Haiti's quake victims.
The 31-year-old Dominican tends to dozens of hospital patients who have made it across the border to her country, tenderly combing and braiding their hair for free.
Carrying a basket filled with colored elastic bands, a pot of petroleum jelly and a comb, Martinez comes every day to Santo Domingo's Dario Contreras hospital where injured Haitians with broken bones and shattered lives began arriving soon after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated their homeland.
Her task may seem trivial, but she believes restoring a bit of beauty and humanity to people who have lost everything and survived deplorable conditions is important. Martinez says she wants to make people feel "clean and a little bit better."
"It's good that they get taken care of, even if it is only like this," said the slender hairdresser.
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- Posted on January 22, 2010
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I think that was a very smart and kind thing to do. She must really care about her country. I hope others are touched by her actions and do the same or maybe even something better.
I think after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated their homeland,the people that were hurt the most they really need the support that someone cares.She is doing a good job please do what you do. your touching others heart. This is something i would do.
Due to the earthquake on January 12,2009 in Haiti, lives began to go down hill. The magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated their home.Claudia Martinez is helping the victims of Haiti's earthquake by styling up their hair. 31-year-old Dominican attends dozens of hospital patients who have made it to her country and tenderly combing and braiding their hair for free. Martinez comes every day to Santo Domingo's Dario Contreras hospital where injured Haitians with broken bones and shattered lives. She says wants to make people feel "clean and a little bit better." ''It's good that they get taken care of, even if it is only like this," said Martinez. I'm glad someone is helping and making others feel better even in a hard situation.
I think this woman is a so sweet; it is so nice of her to help the people that now have nothing. Once she does help them I think they might just be the happiest people in the world. Since these people have gone through so much and they have lost everything, it must feel good for those people to be taken care of and have their hair done. This woman should be presented an award! If i was in the situation that some of the people are, I would absolutlly love for this woman to come and help me; and if she did i would be so grateful!! After what these people have gone through I would think it would take a lot more to make them feel better, but to this woman it's the thought that counts and goes for everyone!
I love this story. it's so sweet that she takes time out of her day to come do people's hair to make them feel better after an earthquake, struck their homes. It really says alot about her character.
I like this story. It is amazing that this woman takes her time to play with other peoples hair for free. Also, I think that the people in the hospital appreciate that she goes down to just spend time with them. Lastly, I like that she does this for free, and for people devastated by the earthquake.
I THINK THAT HELPING IS VERY NICE SPECIALLY WHEN A EARTHQUAKE JUST HAS HAPPEN. SHE IS HELPING HER OWN COUNTRY WHERE SHE WAS BORN. I THINK THAT SHE IS VERY NICE BECAUSE SHE IS HELPING PEOPLE IN HAITI.
That's really nice of her to help the people from Haitian. The earthquake that they had was really bad and they really need help from the people who can donate stuff.
I think that doing that proubly ment the world to some of them because everything they had was distroyed and we should all try to help in one way or another.
That's so nice of her to do that I bet it means a lot to the kids/ victims that she is doing that! It would be so cool to see the kids.