from The Patriot Ledger

At age 11, she was the oldest of four when her family left Haiti in 1982 for a new life in Massachusetts. Now Geimima Cassagnol Etienne is a 38-year-old nurse at Sherrill House, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Jamaica Plain.

The Milton resident left Friday for Haiti, ready to roll up her sleeves amid the rubble. She packed bandages, aspirin, splints and peanut butter. (Read the full story here.)