CURE hospitals are orthopedic pediatric hospitals built to care for the
children in need. 97% of
the donations go directly to the children. People can volunteer and/or
donate to CURE hospitals all over the world.
Dr Bob teaches pediatric hand surgery to
local surgeons in the
Dominican Republic.
Dr Bob likes to blend in sporting his girly KimKap. He keeps up the happy spirit and wears his KimKap all week. Does he wear his KimKap when he returns to the USA?
This is
Sair, he was
born with bilateral club hands (complete
absence of his radius in both arms). 5 months
ago a Missions Doctor performed surgery to straighten his left wrist called:
centralization of the ulna. It is now
time for Sair to wear a splint to help his wrist heal straighter, and we were
able to make him a wrist splint.
As you can see Sair is checking out his new splint that he will need to wear until he grows out of it. It is too
soon for the missions doctor on this trip to perform the same surgery on his right wrist, so for now
Sair will just have to keep on playing!
He was quite the active player
and he won over
many hearts!
Jasmerlyn
has constriction band syndrome which is affecting both hands. Anular
bands from the amnionic sac are encircling the digits and hands, making her hands non-functional.
She is doing therapy with her mother , we are trying to get Jasmerlyn
to use her new "index" finger. She is
going to have the same digital separation surgery for her right hand on this
trip. Her
mother is very happy, she remembers all of the team members and is so
grateful!
Lian Jose
is only 3 months old, he has
arthrogryposis-this is
caused by decreased fetal movement in the womb during development. Extra
tissue develops around the joints and the joints get stiff. For now
Lian requires stretching splints while he grows and therapy. When he is older
he can be evaluated for a surgery that can improve his function.
This is the interpreter that is needed in a Spanish community, the 2
therapists who worked with Lian and 2
happy parents in the center. All of the parents are appreciative of the
care they receive at the CURE hospitals.
Julila
has the bag of donated KimKaps to pass out to the Dominican
OR staff. This is the 3rd year our team came to CURE to pass
out these wonderful caps. The OR staff remembers us!
They
can't get the old mop type of cap off quick enough
It is a very exciting and colorful day!
For more information on how you can receive a donation of KimKaps to take along with you on an upcoming Medical Mission, email kim@kimkaps.com
