Healing the Children El Salvador 2008

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Great work team! See you next year.

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Thanks Desi!

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As the great buda says: "see no evil...hear no evil...speak no evil"

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Some of the highlights of our trip include a visit from the Minister of Health

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We made the most of our extra time including a trip to San Salvador....

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6 of us were stranded! Eventually, we all returned home safe.

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Adios for now! While some of us will be leaving on saturday, the rest of us will have to wait out the storm.

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After a wonderful paella and boat ride, we ended our adventure with a celebration. We would like to thank the Rotary for hosting us and inviting us back next year.

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This is Reina, last year we corrected one foot and now she returns for the other.

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We're not only Healing The Children, Kevin is also healing the piglets.

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Due to hurricane Ike, those of us traveling through Houston will be stranded here another day or two. Luckily, the weather is good and the company is even better!

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The Crew

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We have seen some interesting pathology this week...in all we helped a total of 25 children and 3 adults surgically and an additional 40 plus children with functional bracing and supports.

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A few more smiling faces!

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Another hard day at work. Time flys when your having fun.

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All the hard work pays off when we see smiling faces like these!

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This is where it all happens. Things are primative here...its a good thing we brought our own supplies!

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Today we operated on 7 children. We were on the bus by 7:30am and arrived back at the hotel at 8:30pm. It was a long but worthwhile day.

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We ended a hard days work at a local restaurant enjoying the famous El Salvadorian papusas. Yum!

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There will be many obsticals and challenges along the way, but we are confident we will overcome them.

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Due to our team of skilled surgeons, nurses, OR staff and volunteers, children like this will have a more functional life.

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We screened 88 children and scheduled over 20 surgical cases today. The children who were not candidates for surgical correction were fitted for functional braces and supports.

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Staying by the beach is nice, however, we pay the price with the 1 hour drive to the hospital each day.

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Yesterday we checked in to the Comfort Inn at Costa Del Sol. Accomodations are nice with ocean front rooms for everyone!

The countdown has begun!

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Here's to a successful mission and strategic packing!

Thanks to all our supporters who donated supplies for our journey, we couldn't do it without you!