Day 1

Today was a very busy day. Our surgical team screened patients that will be having surgery this week and performed 7 surgeries. One team went to the barrios and saw 170 patients. The patients ranged in age from 3 months to 100 years old. Our construction team had a busy day as well. They poured 20 feet of sidewalk and laid a foundation for a storage shed. The prosthetic team saw 19 people today. Twelve of these patients received their prostheses and 7 were fitted for next year. It was very rewarding to see the end result. One man had not walked without crutches for 9 years. He was thrilled! We are looking forward to another busy day tomorrow. We will be sending out 2 teams to the barrios tomorrow, and we have many surgeries scheduled. The construction will continue working on sidewalks, and the prosthetic team hopes to deliver the remaining prostheses and fit more patients.