Take a peek at some of our amazing before and after pictures from patients we’ve treated this week!
(Note: Many of the post-operative shots show the absorbable sutures and packing that will be removed.)
2018 Kenya
Non-medical Volunteers: Taking care of the whole patient and introducing technology solutions
Our medical and surgical team members, along side the excellent CURE staff provided life changing physical transformations in our patients. The spiritual needs of patients and families were addressed beautifully by the CURE staff. And, we also had several volunteer team members who were not medical but contributed substantially to our endeavor.
Donny brought shoes and socks, many collected from a donation drive that he organized at Marist High School in Eugene, Oregon. He measured each child’s feet and outfitted each with a new pair of shoes and socks.
Donny giving Nike bag full of goodies to Kiptoo after lip repair surgery.
A variety of sizes and colors of socks were also donated by Debbie Hammond. Mini backpacks that were donated by Athleta and Nike were filled with the new shoes, socks, small toys, discharge medications as well as a hat knitted or crocheted with loving hands by a group of kind hearted and talented Oregonian women: Diana Frederick, Susan Wales and Yvette Molter.
Nina was our tireless photographer, capturing pre and post op photos and adding social media posts so family and friends could keep up with us throughout the week. And then…we discovered Nina is a natural at assisting in surgery–who knew?
Paul Bertucci unveiled a new remote capable EMR system, iTriage, that he developed for GMAST and that CURE may be able to use at the hospital and for their mobile clinics throughout Kenya. Dr. Theuri and the IT staff were very excited to learn about this product.
November 3: What a whirlwind week!
Our Kenya 2018 team has tirelessly served a grand total of 49 patients during our short stint here.
It has been 6 days of hikes up to the hospital, packed surgery schedules, new shoe fittings, and impactful connections.
It has been a transformative trip, not just for our patients but for our team members as well.
November 2: Teamwork makes the dream work!
Check out more moments from our cleft lip and palate mission trip this week in Kijabe, Kenya.
Special thanks to our own team for offering up their time and energy to this cause and to the brilliant and caring staff of CURE that we have been fortunate enough to work beside this week!
November 2: Collaboration is key!
Meet some of the INCREDIBLE staff here at CURE, without whom this trip wouldn’t be possible.
GMAST seeks to lend their skills and resources to the local community and work WITH resident staff members to best serve their patients.
This group of individuals deserves the utmost respect and credit for this week’s accomplishments!
