Post by Eileen Asahi We have 98 children on our list to screen for this weeks surgeries. Most likely, we will be able to do 50-80 surgeries within the timeframe that we have. Patients are scheduled to arrive either at 9am, 11am or 1pm. We have our stations all set up and are
Sunday, October 27th – Patient Screening Day
Saturday, October 26 – Set up at Hospital
Post by Eileen Asahi Irene, Ho, Rachel, Dr. Horowitz, Monica, and Dr. Burns setting up OR supply room. OR Supply Room All Set Up! We planned on all of our medical supplies being delivered at 10 am at the hospital after clearing customs. Unfortunately, there was a bit of difficulty going through
Medical Mission to Yerevan, Armenia – The first few days
First post by Eileen Asahi, Trip Co-coordinator: As many of you know, Plasticos Foundation is on a medical mission to Yerevan, Armenia to do cleft lip, cleft palate, and burn contracture surgeries on indigent children and orphans in Armenia. One of the beautiful things that happened as a result of the
New Life at 16
Ibarra, Ecuador July 23rd – August 3rd Alex Esteves is an energetic, handsome and engaging 21 year old man who was one of our incredibly helpful volunteers. He has a quickness to his step, a smile on his face and possesses obvious “joie de vivre”. Unfortunately, his life was not
Ibarra, Ecuador
Ibarra, Ecuador July 13, 2013 Claudia is a 4 year old quiet and “shell-shocked” Columbian girl that we performed a lengthy burn reconstruction of her scalp and reconstructed her left ear. Her infancy was normal but as is all too often the case she had a devastating burn when she
Plasticos’ fundraiser at Zov’s, benefiting the children of Armenia, was mentioned in the January 2012 issue of Riviera Magazine. “Dr. Jed H. Horowitz and Dr. Larry S. Ncihter hosted a fundraiser at the ever popular Zov’s Bistro. The afternoon was filled with great food, music and silent auction items to
Plasticos in Armenia
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkaTaeNbGwU] This video is about our trip to Armenia in May 2011.
The Things that Make a Difference
One of the moments that caught Monica’s attention more than any other was when a small boy came into the operating room area. He was very scared and afraid, which is true of most of the children. But for some reason this boy stood out from the rest. For days
O.k., o.k. here is my post already.
Although I have been on three medical missions, this was my first as trip coordinator and well as my first in Cambodia. I had visited the country 11 years ago and fell in love with it. The stillness and awe of Angkor Watt and the jungle sounds that would come
Sunday Sunday……so good to me!
It’s now Sunday morning, and I cannot believe how fast this trip has gone. This has been a busy trip; but with such good out-comes. Peter, our anesthesiologist has just gone to the airport; returning to the UK. It’s been great to see him again (the first time being 2