Friday, November 21, 2008

I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Panajachel to help with an Ob/Gyn clinic, and thanks to Sharon from MayanFamilies, I was able to see both Angel and Alex (our two COTA children who are from this area).
In the accompanying photo, you can see Alex being carried by his grandmother (his mother had just had another baby and was still recovering at home). She brought Alex to see me in order to arrange his cleft palate repair during our surgical team in January. The lady standing to her left is Angel's mother. 
It was wonderful to see both patients doing well back in Guatemala with their families. 

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