Today was OR in the early morning (7-10) and then off to Casa de Fe by tuctuc for the rest of the day. Casa de Fe is like the Ronald McDonald house for Faces of Hope. It's a place for families to stay when they travel to Antigua. They have a bed and three meals a day before, during, and after their children have had surgery. The men sleep up stairs and the women and children sleet downstairs. We have a group of young adults (18-25) with us that run activities for the kids that are at Casa de Fe. Today there was an educational program given by the kids about dental hygiene. CJ, the dentist with us, came by in the afternoon to finish up the dental ed. Thanks Leon for all the toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss.
Lots of kids are being discharged to go to Casa de Fe and one was Norma, my little friend. I need to tell a little story about Norma's mother. They live very far away. There are 8 kids and the father has never claimed Norma as his. This ugly child couldn't possibly be his...his words. He told the mother that if she left to get help for Norma that when she returned that he would beat the c _ _ p out of her. We have all struggled with ways that we could help...no solution has been found...cultures are different and ?????
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| Casa de Fe men's dorm |
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| casa de Fe women and children's dorm |
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| Casa de Fe upstairs play area complete with drying clothes |
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| families being entertained by Dr. Oscar |
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| education can be fun |
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| this is how we brush... |
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| toothpast distribution |
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| Norma |
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| Norma with a new nose, new lip and a new smile |
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| Norma's mom feeding her liquid at Casa de Fe |
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| my buddie Yenner getting discharge exam |
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| my friend, Jose, waiting to be discharged |
Faces:
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| this is grandpa |
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