Karin Franklin has been the Iowa MOST supply master for several years and she has also filled the position of record-keeper. This year Karin will not accompany the team to Quetzaltenango and she will be sorely missed, but her mark will be all over the mission. Since the fall, Karin has played an integral part…
Read MoreIowa MOST (Miles of Smiles Team) of Rotary International District 6000 is in full preparation for its 2012 medical mission to Guatemala. The team leaves on February 23.For those new to this blog spot and the Iowa MOST project, here is a brief history….Iowa MOST is a Rotary District 6000 project, which provides cleft lip…
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This is the last posting of MOST mission 2011. Some of the team would like to share their thoughts about this amazing experience. It is appropriate to post our thoughts with a photo of one of our MOST children. “Although every mission has it’s standout patient story, what keeps me coming back is being a…
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MOST wishes to thank the following for their valuable support in our mission to help the people of Guatemala: DHL Experts in specific transportation solutions. Air, Ocean or Land. Dermabond A topical skin adhesive that protects wounds while they heal. Ethicon A Johnson & Johnson company. For over 80 years Ethicon has been at the…
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Many of the families that come to MOST travel great distances to Huehuetenango. Such is the case of four of the families from the remote Mayan communities of Northwest Guatemala that traveled to be seen by MOST. They were first seen at Casa Colibri, a nonprofit organization in partnership with Rotary International and the Gerard…
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Thursday morning, February 17th, was the last day of surgery. After the patients were safely in recovery and post-op it was time to inventory supplies for the next mission and say good by to our hosts and co-volunteers at the Hospital de Especialidades. We all returned to where the mission had started on screening day,…
Read MoreThe parents of the children must think that it is some kind of magic when their child is taken away for surgery and returned to them in a form that they had only dreamed about. The child and a parent check into the hospital the afternoon before the procedure and stay in the pre-op area…
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The first and foremost reason for MOST is to provide a safe surgery for cleft lip and palate to the people of Guatemala who do not have access to such procedures. Another major objective is education, an objective that expands each year of the mission. Built into the first MOST mission was the inclusion of…
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Guatemalan doctors and dentists are an important part of MOST. Two Guatemalan doctors, Juan Carlos Garcia and Antonio Alvarez Rosal, joined the team the first year. Juan Carlos heard about MOST through local Rotary when his cousin was president. He recruited his long-time friend Antonio. Dr. J.C. Garcia is an Oral and Maxilofacial Surgeon. Dr.…
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