Medical professionals release book on Dominica visit after Maria

The title of the book

A book which gives the photographic story of a group of Dominican-born health care providers living in the US who visited Dominica after the passage of Hurricane Maria has been released.

Proceeds from the sale of the book, For Love of Country, will go towards the island’s rebuilding efforts.

“A group of Dominican born healthcare providers (doctors and nurses) residing in the U.S.A got together and flew to St Lucia,” one of the contributors of the book, Dale Dangleben, said. “From St Lucia, we were able to take a nine-hour trek across the Atlantic Ocean to get to Dominica. We witnessed first hand the devastation to our beloved Dominica. We were able to give a helping hand all over the island as best as we could.”

He said after the hurricane everyone involved took time off, came together and headed to Dominica by any means.

“When we got to St Lucia we missed the ferry and had to hire a boat (The Black Magic) and left at 2 in the morning,” Dangleben explained. “It was a long night of vomiting and prayer. When we crossed the Martinique channel and we saw Dominica, we were in shock at how bare the mountains were. We docked at Fond Cole and we stood in silence as we looked at the devastation Dominica had experienced.”

He said from there, as medical professionals they all went to work with different teams sent across the island.

His group was stationed in Pointe Michel, his native village.

“It was very difficult for me to see my village of Pointe Michel with such destruction,” Dangleben stated. “Also, to find out that’s where the most fatalities were.”

He stated that the book is dedicated to all Dominicans who lost loved ones especially the residents of Green Valley, Pointe Michel.

“Some of us may have gone away but we are built from the foundations of our ancestors,” Dangleben said. “We stand strong because of where we came from. I am proud to say I come from Pointe Michel. It is my roots and my stem. It may be devastated and fragmented now, but we are a strong-willed people and must regain our identity as a once unified people. The decisions we make collectively as a nation is for the future generation as we try to build whats broken. May God Bless Dominica.”

The book can be purchased HERE

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6 Comments

  1. Zandoli
    January 21, 2018

    Dale never fails. Always at service of his people.
    God bless Dr. D.

  2. January 20, 2018

    I know we have to get the people out of the shelters, but the [ man ] the power that is going around the world saying that Dominica will be the first climate resilient country and yet he is still building plywood and galvanized house for the people, when it should be bricks , cement, steel, concrete, the houses that was built after Erica was destroy by Maria, so I asked how many time do we have to repeat the same mistake ? should we Waite till next September I asked?. my people wake there have to be a political change, take off your blinders and push forward.

  3. Shameless
    January 19, 2018

    Thanks to Dr. Dangleben and the team of medical professionals who came to our rescue in desperate times. When national duty and love for country came calling you all dropped everything and braved the unknown for the journey back to the homeland with big hearts and open arms. We will NEVER forget.

    And so, I have purchased my book online and will save it for my future generations. Stay blessed!
    Assertive but filled with love! 8)

  4. January 19, 2018

    Good job Dale we as Dominican in the diaspora are thankful, keep up the good works .

  5. Fran
    January 19, 2018

    Is it possible to get this on kindle? I want to support this book especially since all the profits go back to DA. Either way I will get it. A Ross University student also wrote a small book with 25% of the profit being donated to Dominica. If you are able support them.

  6. Me
    January 19, 2018

    Sometimes my mind goes off what happened with Maria for several days as I’m currently living outside of Dominica. The horror of it gets overtaken by daily domestic tasks and work duties. Then when I see things like this, I’m jolted back into the reality of how sad, horrific, frightening and to sorrow for those who didn’t make it through that night and their families and friends. I lost people myself.

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