Day 1 of Surgery: Healing for Gerny Remember this little dude? Well his name is Gerny. He is 14 months old and was our first patient today. (I use the term “our” very loosely here as this trip has taught me that blogging is rarely a skill needed in surgery.) Dr. John worked to connect…
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Read MoreThe rest of the team arrived in Guatemala City late Friday night but they didn’t rest long. Everybody was up and loaded on the bus to Huehue by 5 a.m. I cannot relay how the 5-hour trek was because this blogger took a Dramamine and doesn’t remember much after that. By noon, we were at…
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Families go to great lengths to access care through the Iowa MOST mission in the western highlands of Guatemala. Diego, the 13 year old uncle, carefully carried his one year old nephew in for his procedure. The baby’s mother who speaks a Mayan dialect came too with her younger child. Because Diego understands Spanish he was…
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Medical director of Iowa MOST, Dr. John Canady and son Frank Canady, a senior at Grinnell College who will begin medical school at the University of Iowa in the fall, had the opportunity to experience Iowa MOST together for the first time in 2014. Dr. Canady, an ear, nose and throat–plastic surgery specialist, has been…
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Ear nose and throat specialist Dr. Dan Jorgensen, an Iowa MOST team member, donated an operating microscope to the Salus hospital for on-going use. The equipment may be used as it is here by Dr. Jorgensen to evaluate ears and insert ear tubes. in addition it may be used for wound closures and colposcopies. Nurse…
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Families make incredible sacrifice in the hopes of accessing care through the Iowa MOST mission. The youngest patient served on this trip was 5 month old Francisco. His father brought him to be screened alone because the baby’s mother had become paralyzed after childbirth and could not travel. Little Francisco had no shortage of people who want to hug…
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A mission like Iowa MOST relies on great teamwork! Operating Room Nurses Jessica Wolfe, Pat Wehrle, Karla Garibay and Jen Oliver pause for a moment between cases. Thank you for your commitment to our patients and families! Patients of Iowa MOST are primarily pediatric and the team working with the kids is experienced. Ready to welcome them are…
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It is tradition for the Rotary Club of Huehuetenango to host the Iowa MOST team for a special evening meeting. This year the event was held at the home club president Otto Mont with opening remarks by club leaders. MOST medical director John Canady shared that the mission’s return to Huehue is like a “family…
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During the week, Rotarians Gary Pacha, MOST team leader; District Governor Jacque Andrew and District Governor-elect John Ockenfels toured the Huehuetenango Fire Department. The District’s Fire and Medical Supply Company (FAMSCO) has partnered with the department through Rotary grants to purchase a completely outfitted ambulance and fire truck that are in service. Submitted by Jacque…
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