The past couple of days have been quite eventful for the Faces of Hope volunteer team. Yesterday was the opening day of clinic when all the families came to the hospital to register their child for surgery.
After filling out numerous forms and and taking identification photos, the patients were examined by the pediatricians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and then finally the dentists. All in all the clinic saw around 90 hopeful children, and although some had to be turned away due to various ailments and sicknesses, the majority were accepted as candidates for surgery.
Thank you to Ron Lykins with Los Gatos Morning Rotary for taking most of the wonderful photos on today's post. Here he is with a young patient.
It was an exciting day for everyone and once the volunteers arrived back at the hotel they were ready for a nice meal. My daughter Leah and I joined one of the surgeons and another mother/daughter do for dinner at the Panza Verde Restaurant. It was in a beautiful building and it made a wonderful ending to an exciting day
After filling out numerous forms and and taking identification photos, the patients were examined by the pediatricians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and then finally the dentists. All in all the clinic saw around 90 hopeful children, and although some had to be turned away due to various ailments and sicknesses, the majority were accepted as candidates for surgery.
Thank you to Ron Lykins with Los Gatos Morning Rotary for taking most of the wonderful photos on today's post. Here he is with a young patient.
It was an exciting day for everyone and once the volunteers arrived back at the hotel they were ready for a nice meal. My daughter Leah and I joined one of the surgeons and another mother/daughter do for dinner at the Panza Verde Restaurant. It was in a beautiful building and it made a wonderful ending to an exciting day
Hi Helene and the FOH team,
ReplyDeleteGlad you arrived in Antigua safely and are already hard at work. You will impact many lives including your own! We are thinking of you. Say "hi" to the team and wonderful children and families from Meg and I.
Regards,
Pearl Cheng