7 Year Old Haitian Rescued after 9 1/2 Days

I'm no news reporter, but I couldn't help but blog about this. A 7 year old Haitian boy buried under feet of rubble after surviving the 7.0 tremor in Haiti last week. He emerged after living through 9 1/2 days of aftershocks without food or water. Understandably terrified, he was reluctant to come out when first found; but once coaxed by a relative and resuce workers his fear passed and transformed to overwhelming joy. Matthew McDermott, a free-lance photographer for AmeriCares magazine, captured the moment in a perfectly timed photo. McDermott explains in the video above.

McDermott aslo captured, now famous, photos from ground zero in New York during 9/11. Some might say that the free-lance photographer is taking advantage of people in their greatest time of need. I disagree. McDermott's photo journalism is shedding light on the horror and tragedy that is taking place in Haiti right now. He explained that his intentions are to publish the photo in AmeriCares magazine in an effort to raise funds for the Haiti Relief Effort; and noble intentions those are. A photo really does say 1,000 words and I think these are words that all of us can relate to. We are fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world. That is something that I truly believe in and am very thankful for. Along with that, we are fortunate to have the resources to handle a disaster of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti as well as any country on Earth. Even so, tragedies like Hurricane Andrew, the 1989 California earthquake and Hurricane Katrina prove that even with the best support system in the world, we are all susceptible to the pain loss and sufferring. We are all 1 human race and equally understand the feeling of pain. This is why I think Matthew McDermott is on a rightous mission with his million dollar photo. We all feel pain, we all want to help the people of Haiti in this trying time. Hopefully, McDermott's photo will encourage us to do so and the majority of that million dollars will end up directly in the hands of a needy Haitian.