This monthe HKIE was able to provide medical assistance to 16 children.

4 children received glasses, 2 children had congenital glaucoma surgery, achilles heel surgery, a brain anyurism, a hernia, and a burn victim., also, a child born without an anus had her surgery and no more colostomy bag and 2 childen had hip displasia repaired

This September HKIE was able to help 20 children

2 children had an eye removed due to cancer, 5 children received leg braces, 2 children had perforated ear drums, 2 children had cleft lip surgery, there were 3 hernia, testicle surgeries, an EEG and a pair of glasses.

Ten children received medical help this month.
2 children received glasses; there were three eye surgeries including congenital cataract surgery, one set of leg braces for a cerebral palsey child, surgery on a blockage of a young man's private parts, PT for a child post hip surgery and the final surgery on a little one born with both feet angled down and in. (What a relief to finally get Yeleny's surgeies completed so she can learn to walk correctly!

In July HKIE was able to provide medical services to 25 children.
13 children received glasses, there was a knee surgery, a hip surgery, kidney stone surgery, 2 eye surgeries, 2 cleft lip surgeries, a bladder surgery plus we provided a wheelchair to a cerebral pasy patient and a set of braces to another. 

​June saw HKIE helping 15 children ranging in age from 18 to 1 1/2
There were several surgeries for undescended testicles, 2 cleft palate, a hernia, a burn victim, 2 kerataconus (bulging cornea), a congenital cataract, an eye tumor(non cancerous), an ear reconstruction, and a heart surgery.

This May saw 14 children helped thanks to our doctors and donors!

We had 2 cleft palate repairs,
a circumcision,
special shoes and brace for equine pied,
an eye tumor and an eyelid tumor (both thankfully benign,
a special chair and a nightime brace for a CP child and misaligned hips,
a 3 month old with congenital glaucoma and cataracts,
a 14 year old with a debilitating and dangerous brain tumor,
the removal of an extra finger,
an MRI to check disability,
a young girl with disfiguring facial allegy,
and an 18 year old with a deformed torso who canot walk more than a few steps was provided with a wheelchair.

A busy but rewarding month!

April was slow...HKIE only had 5 children this month.
5 year old Enderlin had surgery to correct her hip displasia.. after 3 weeks in a cast she is doing great.
Frankie Jr has CP and at 5 his legs were tense and agitated. Our orthopedica surgeon cut a couple of tendons in his legs and now he and his family are having a much easier time.
9 year old Bryttany and 16 year old Jairo both also have cerebral palsy. Our specialist crafted special chairs for them to allow them to sit without help and be able to join the family.
15 year old Noami had 2 procedures to correct her keratoconus (bulging cornea).

Thanks to our docors and donors!

This March HKIE was able to help 18 children; children whose lives have been enhanced ( or saved) through the generosity of our donors.

Firrst was 14 year old Majo who suffers from congenital glaucoma. She had corrective surgery when she was very young, but her lens needed replacing. Thanks to Dr. Andres Diaz at Hospital del Rio for vounteering his services.

Little 3 year old Karin suffered from an inginal hernia which was repaired at Roberto Gilbert Hospital in Guayaquil.

2 1/2 yeaar old Liam from Porto Viejo had a serious growth on his forhead. He was treated for 6 month with medicine to reduce the growth and needed an MRI to confirm the growth was not connected to any major artery.  His mother was so emotional and grateful for the help her little one received!

Hospital del Rio had a mini mission to aid some families from Machala at the request of University of Cuenca othodontical school. 2 year old Mara had her cleft palate reapired; 1 year old Angel had his cleft lip repaired; 2 year old Josue needed a cleft palate reapir and also some dental work due to his mishapen palate.

8 year old Jonathan lost his eye in an accident when he was very young and he outgrew his prosthetic eye. Dra Maariela Siguencia of Hospita del Rio provided him with one that fits perfectly!

6 year old Alexa from Quito unfortunately needed an eye removed due to a tumor.

14 year old Carlos had a hole in his lower inner jaw that was getting severely infected. Dr. Marcelo Cazar and Dr. Pablo Salamea of Hospital del Rio provided the surgery which required a bone graft,

A family of 3 from the North of Ecuador had all been burned in a home fire. The ministry of Health requested help from Dr. Pablo and HKIE. 

9 year old Emilio had a severe infection when he was about 6 months which affected his brain. His mother was told he could never walk and she accepted the doctors prognosis. At the rquest of Hogar del Esperanza HKIE had him evaluated, purchased him a walker and is providing some PT. He walked for the first time in his life...you can imagine the tears mom shed!

1 year old Ana had a hole between her right and left ventricles which was life threatening. Thanks to the surgeons at Metropolitano in Quito she now has the chance at a full life!

Hospital Metropolitano did four surgeries we collaborated with this month: 
14 year old Carlos who received crosslink surgery ( to correct his cornea)
5 year old Marilyn had double cataract surgery
8 year old sofie had her eye tumor removed
9 year old Sebastian received a lens.

Last is 9 year old David from Liberdad who needed glasses which his mother could not afford.

February was a good month for 11 of our HKIE children.
 Two eye surgeries were performed: 16 year old Jesus at Hospital Metropolitano and 10 year old Loja iat Roberto Gilbert in Guayaquil.

Roberto Gilbert also was the site of 2 hernia surgeries: 6 month old Vladimir and 2 year old Leonela. The doctors there also operated on 11 month old Monserrat who had hydrocephaly.

10 Year old Gabriela had her lip hemangioma repaired at Hospital del Rio by Dr. Pablo Salamea.

2 special wheelchairs were provided: 10 year old Andy and 16 year old Erick, both with cerebral palsy.

A leg prothesis was provided to 16 year old Alex, who lost his leg below his knee.
And lastly ferulas were provided to 10 year old Amy, in order to prvent here legs from contractin from her cerebral palsy.

Thanks to the doctors, hospitals and our donors for giving these children a chance~

This is 11-year-old Jeshua who has been living with a cleft palate his whole life.
Normally cleft palate surgery takes place at about 1 1/2 years. However, Jeshua's family did not have the money to get this very necessary surgery done.
Fortunately this past week Dr. Pablo Salamea was able to correct his cleft palate so Jeshua will now be able to eat and speak more correctly.
Additionally, Dr. Pablo corrected his drooping lower eyelid.
We posted the other day: Dr. Pablo in surgery and Jeshua's mom thanking him, the hospital, and HKIE for helping her little boy have a better life.
As they both have been doing for 7 years, Dr. Pablo waived his surgical fees and the hospital gave us a generous discount.
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