we had 77 babies. doctors were bringing mothers in the middle of the night, and we had to handle it there. when a woman is pregnant and a disaster strikes, she still has to have her baby if there s no hospital. robin set up a permanent clinic in the philippines high-risk typhoon zone and continues to offer aid and assistance after natural disasters. we believe that it s a human right to have respectful care, prenatal care, birth services, port pa postpartum care. in bali where robin s lived for more than 20 years, she s a mainstay? the villages fl. i m turning 60. i m turned older. i hope i ve turned a little bit wiser. we have a saying, our job is to take care of the least, the lost, and the last. and that s our vision and mission, to take care of the people no one wants to care for. i m just so blessed to walk down the street and see the faces of
live in southern california alone. in growing communities like the l.a. suburb of eagle rock. the scale of the disaster is having a profound impact. myrna lives here but her husband working the family farm in the typhoon zone barely survived. because of the typhoon, all of his rice crops were ruined. the house was under water. sympathy and support extend beyond the filipino community. in rome, pope francis led thousands of worshippers in silent prayer for those lives shattered in the roman catholic philippines. seattle-based rescue team made ready to did he loy to a disaster scene carved by record winds gusting over 230 miles per hour. i have no idea what we re going to find. there s no precedent for this. no relief for concerns and fears who are personal. when i saw the news, i was shocked. there was crying. my children are all there.