Maria, the newest foster child of Warren and Beverly from New Jersey, has found help for her numerous medical issues after seeking care for over four years. Every January when the COTA team came to Guatemala, Maria's mother found the American medical staff and approached us once again, trying to find someone to help her with her only child. Maria had been born with an imperforate anus, and she has had a colostomy since birth. The ostomy bags are impossible for this young mother to afford, and she was dependent on COTA to supply them to her.
Thanks to the diligent efforts of the foster parents, surgical donation of care has been arranged at Virtua Hospital in New Jersey. Currently undergoing a series of testing, Maria is meanwhile enjoying the benefits of donated dental care and immunizations.
COTA enhances the health and wellbeing of underserved women and children in developing countries through international collaboration.
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Twenty Years of COTA: Perspective and Memories from Warren Brandwine
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