An Easter spent in Haiti

The following is an update from Jay Tew as told to a member of the Hanger team over the phone:

I’m used to spending Easter with my family so this Easter was really different for me. We were in Port-au-Prince transferring patients to and from the Hanger clinic and grabbed lunch before heading back to Deschapelles. While we were eating, my phone buzzed and it was pictures of my daughters in their Easter dresses, my wife, and all of my family. At that point I realized I’ve never had an Easter dinner with anyone but my family. Then I looked around the table at all of the people I’ve been working with in Haiti and realized the people in Haiti are a part of my family now. But seeing my family filled my heart up and recharged my battery and got me going. It was definitely a heartfelt day.

An update from Jay Tew, CP via his local paper

Read an interview with Jay Tew from his local Baton Rouge newspaper The Advocate. The interview gives a look into Jay's amazing work at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti during the past couple of months.

Haitian amputee takes first steps with his new prosthetic leg

Watch as the clinicians at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center work with a patient as he takes his first few steps with his new prosthetic leg.

Take a tour of the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic & rehabilitation clinic while it was in development.

Day 5 of "A look at Jay Tew's experiences"

In addition to walking tall on their new prosthetic limbs, patients at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center are already playing soccer again!

Jay Tew, CP with one of his patients at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti.

Day 4 of "A look at Jay Tew's experiences"

Below are some of the happy patients at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti.

Richard Mason, a Hanger prosthetist from Knoxville, Tennessee with one of the younger patients at the Hanger / Haiti Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center.

Day 3 of "A look at Jay Tew's experiences"

The following is a behind the scenes look at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. This is where, to date, more than 160 Haitian amputees have received prosthetic care since the January 12th earthquake.

Day 2 of "A look at Jay Tew's experiences"

Casting a patient's leg at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center in Deschapelle, Haiti.

In addition to the prosthetic care being provided at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center, there is also a training program underway to educate local Haitians to become prosthetic practitioners and technicians for the provision of long-term care in Haiti.

A look at Jay Tew's experiences

Over the next five days we’ll provide a look back at the last six weeks of work taking place at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center in Deschapelle, Haiti.

4-year-old Schneily Similien at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. Learn more about Schneily on MSNBC.com here.

Jay Tew, CP with one of the "cutest kids in the world" at the Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center.

Hanger / Haitian Amputee Coalition prosthetic and rehabilitation center patients with their new prosthetic legs.