We have our work cut out for us this week, with over 100 potential patients needing care. We will be commuting daily an hour each way and working long days to treat as many children as possible. The chapel is already nearly full of patients and we have only scratched the surface. Meanwhile, the families patiently wait their turn to […]
The Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan is the site for this week’s mission. The open air chapel at the hospital is doubling as pre-op and post-op ward for all the patients. The families come with their children, uncertain, but hopeful. As you can see in the photos, their resources are limited to say the least. There are no beds here. […]
Welcome to Week 2 of Mission 2010 in Pototan, Iloilo. The team arrived, weary but safe in Iloilo on Saturday, Jan 31, some moving from Roxas City; some coming from the US. After a quick dinner and much-needed rest, we met on Sunday morning and made our first of many trips to Pototan. Our local partners, the members of the […]
The mission team is made up of medical, dental and outreach volunteers. The relationship between the volunteers is symbiotic. That is, the mission could not meet its goals without all these volunteers and the help and support of the local hospital staff and Rotarians. There are 6 outreach volunteers this week. They have a very diverse job task. They need […]
Before and after the children go to surgery they spend time in the wards and immediately after surgery they spend a short time in the recovery room. Both areas are staffed by Uplift and local nursing staff and 2 Uplift pediatricians. Sue Larson is from Boulder, Colorado on her 2nd Uplift mission and our leader or “head of mission”. She […]
Raymond Wong and Lisa Lee, both pre-med students in the US, joined the mission for a week in Roxas City. Raymond learned about Uplift from his aunt, Mimi Wong a long time mission volunteer. He jumped at the chance to participate as he has wanted to do foreign travel, make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate and […]
As of Wednesday morning, 30 surgeries had been completed – 28 cleft lip repairs and 2 cleft palate repairs. Most repairs this week will be cleft lips. Monday and Tuesday were long (over 12 hours each) and productive days. These 30 surgeries have been completed by 3 surgeons and a well choregraphed support team. This is accomplished with 2 well […]
Many of us who have been patients in US hospitals know them as mundane places where our normal life has been placed “on hold”. Well this is not the case here at Memorial Hospital in Roxas City. The Uplift volunteers get a glimpse of what it is like living in a Filipino family. Life goes on much as usual in […]
Of the 79 patients screened, there was one set of twins – Eliza and Ashley both with cleft lips. The girls are darling with big, bright smiles. Unfortunately, Ashley was diagnosed with pneumonia on screening day and her cleft lip could not be fixed. Eliza’s lip was fixed on Tuesday afternoon and has had a beautiful result as seen in […]
Join Us for a Night of Giving: The Annual Fundraising Gala
Dear Friends,
We are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to our beloved community for the highlight event of the year: our Annual Fundraising Gala. Mark your calendars for an evening of elegance, purpose, and generosity as we come together to make a meaningful impact.
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