Monique actually visited her in New York. Kris would be profoundly affected by her experience and her friendship with Monique would remain. The birth house, one of the only places women could have privacy was in horrible shape, eventually the Peace Corp would give their approval to have the birth house rebuilt.Īnother story that had heartbreaking moments, unbelievable tension and yet so much humor and love. Monique quickly took Kris under her wing and with Monique she experienced her first birth, she was so profoundly affected by this she vowed never to have children. Learned many heartbreaking facts about Mali, one of the poorest nations in the world, the amount of women dying in childbirth is heartbreaking. After initial training she met Monique, who was a young midwife, in this very poor village.
Kris was a young Peace Corp volunteer, straight out of college and her request for assignment was Mali.
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