2010 Tacna, Peru
Our First Day
Tacna, Peru
Ken Funk, our mission director proclaimed upon our arrival in Tacna that this had to be one of his smoothest trips and check-ins in his career as Mission Director with Rotaplast. With six stints as Missi... Read More »
Clinic Day – our second
Tacna, Peru
Clinic day, the day before our first surgeries, the day we screen potential patients for surgery the day of organized chaos. This is when those with the mission experience take charge and it shows. To an... Read More »
Third day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Dr. Hugo Sanchez, head of Tacna Hospital, said that Rotaplast is engraved in his heart. With the help and coordination of the local Rotary Club of Tacna on our first day of surgery we were off and running.... Read More »
Fourth day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Jean Pierre, a little cutie, came in today for hand surgery. He certainly kept us entertained with his charisma. Dr. Doumit and Dr. Walchak performed our only primary lip surgery on Jhon Bradley. He w... Read More »
Fifth day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Percy Jesus came to us on clinic day with a burn scar on his neck. He had traveled with his family from the mountain city of Ariquipa, 8 hours from Tacna. His surgery was initially scheduled for the next d... Read More »
Sixth day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Fernando charmed us with his gentle nature. He told Dr. Farnworth he already had lots of toys, but that his mother had bought him a special new one for after his surgery. Dr. Farnworth performed an operati... Read More »
Seventh day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Maria (R) spent the night waiting for surgery for her congentially malformed ear. She met Agueda (L) when we moved her from a stuffy, isolated room where she had been recuperating from a skin graft, for 5 ... Read More »
Eighth day – Surgery
Tacna, Peru
Among the 10 doctors on the Tacna team are two who grew up together in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (near Mumbai), India. Falguni Patel, anesthesiologist, and Divya Joshi, pediatrician, have been friends for 30 year... Read More »
Ninth day – Surgery – The Earthquake the Night Before
Tacna, Peru
We started our day with “the Jaguars”, little Andy and Margoth Escamilla and Recovery Room Nurse from Levittown, New York, also named Margoth. She is always seen with a beaming smile and positi... Read More »
Tenth day – Clinic
Tacna, Peru
Our last day, clinic day, the day when our patients come for their follow up visit before our departure. The time when we are able the see the results of the 81 surgeries performed these past days. And las... Read More »
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