Well, nobody said it would be easy. If you checked in on the blog to see pictures of Guatemalan kiddos who would soon be served by our health care professionals, you’ll have to check back tomorrow. The Iowa contingents arrived at the airports yesterday to find an icy morning in Dallas would mean our connections…
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It is the morning of the first day of surgery and that means there are anxious families. The pediatricians, nurses and medical sudents take vitals of the patients who were admitted yesterday afternoon following screening. Out of nowhere, coloring books appear to engage children, then someone’s iphone with games and the kids begin to be absorbed…
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Dr. Juan Ruiz celebrated his birthday today hard at work, but he didn’t mind. The work he was doing will make this birthday particularly memorable and special.
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While patients and thier families wait for news of when to be at the hospital for surgery, the children play games with some of our team members or contentedly color in coloring books.
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It has been a busy day of the careful screening process for our patients. Safe surgeries are our greatest concern and our most important goal. The process begins when head surgeon John Canady and pediatrician Oscar Gomez survey the potential patients to make decisions about whether or not they are good candidates for surgery. Some…
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It was a long, but beautiful trip from Guatemala City to Huehuetenango and great to see our Rotarian friends and partners in this venture. They hosted a wonderful luncheon at the home of one of the Rotarians and gave us a chance to unwind from our bus ride. But then it was time to go…
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Iowa MOST 2013 The 2013 Iowa MOST mission is under way. On February 14, 2013 the team will travel to Guatemala City and on to Huehuetenango for the 8th annual mission to correct the cleft lips and palates of Guatemalans who would otherwise have to live a cruel life without this important surgery. The…
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