We arrived in Antigua by mid afternoon on Friday. After checking into the hotel, everyone went their own way, some relaxed at the hotel before dinner, others were exploring the city. Antiguais a town prepared for tourist. It is known as a place to come for one-on-one Spanish lesson. Antigua Central Park with Jackaranda Trees…
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The week is flying by. Each day procedures are completed in both surgery and dentistry. Each day patients from the previous day surgery are discharged, and new patients are being admitted. Parents and patients are so patient! The clowns came to the pre and post surgery ward several days to entertain the kids. Also, Volunteer…
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After a week of hard work the Iowa MOST team, consisting of the gringos from the US, the local Rotarians and the Damas Rotarias (Rotarian Women), met for a celebratory meeting. And celebrate we did! There were serious parts of the meeting recounting the week’s successes and the lives changed for the better, exchange of…
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Rachel Litwiller, Jim Arthur, Pete Wallace and Cal Litwiller This is our second mission with MOST. We are definitely non-medical and non-Spanish speaking Rotary support volunteers. This year Calwas in charge of record keeping – entering and updating the patient data on the MOST data base, plus up-dating and posting the operating schedule. Calalso posted…
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Dr Cordon, left, Gary Pacha, right Dr. Raul Cordon is chief surgeon of the hospital where we work and a specialist in therapeutic endoscopy. As co-coordinator of this mission each year and a doctor on staff at the hospital, he has helped us to establish a very congenial relationship with…
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Oscar Gomez, left, Pete Wallace, right Pete Wallace Pete Wallace Screening Potential Patients Dr Pete Wallace is a retired Pediatrician. Pete was in private Pediatric practice in IC his whole career. This is Pete’s 6th Mission with MOST. Pete has been VP of Medical Staff Affairs of Mercy IC Hospital. Pete was an organizer and continues…
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Nancy Pacha,right, with Diana Garcia Nancy with Lucia de DeLeon President of Rotary Ladies “I first came to Guatemalain 2005 with a group to search for a Guatemalan partner for Iowa MOST and I have returned for four of the seven missions. It’s hard to resist being part of an endeavor that so positively affects…
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Robyn in the Dental Suite Robyn Braverman has spent most of her adult life living and working in Latin America. She has worked with rural and urban populations, primarily women and children, in various projects that are geared toward reducing poverty and increasing children’s access to basic services such as protection, education, and health. This…
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Diana Garcia – Rotary Exchange Student to Wellman Iowa Diana, Ready to Visit the OR Our former Rotary Youth Exchange, to Wellman Iowa, student Diana Garcia helped us out on screening day translating for the anesthesiologists. The first year medical student has returned twice this week to observe surgery. Perhaps one day she will be…
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