Sending Hope Beyond Borders

Alexa, Age 5, with her mother.

This precious kindergartner doesn't live in Guatemala, where COTA usually works, but she does live in a country that doesn't stock the medication she she needs for survival. Alexa has adrenal insufficiency. Her case was referred to Children of the Americas by Melanie Wong, the Executive Director of The National Adrenal Disorders Foundation in Great Neck, New Jersey. Ms. Wong was trying to find a resource for hydrocortisone for Alexa. The lack of this medication is life-threatening for patients with adrenal disorders. Children of the Americas is not able to offer this service on a routine basis, but thanks to the generosity of one of our COTA pharmacists, Alexa was given a  free six-month supply of her medication, which was shipped to her in Central America.  Extending hope and friendship to families in need is the highest act of diplomacy.