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Meet an amazing young woman our patient 669, 14 year old Gisella from Quito.

1/29/2022

Gisella is undergoing chemo for bone cancer and sadly 6 months ago her right leg was amputated at the hip.

This has not dampened this young lady's spirits!

She is so happy that with HKIE she will now be able to walk around on her own!

Protesis Imbabura, our allies in the Province of Imbabura contacted HKIE requesting help in getting her a prothesis and, of course, we were thrilled to be able to help Gisella get on with her life!

Thanks to you, our donors, another family's life has been changed for the better.
If you wish to help children such as Gisella, Please visit www helpingkidsinecuador.org/donate

Our children 667 and 668 are 8-year-old Nathalia and her 7-year-old brother Enzo.

1/29/2022

Both of their parents wear glasses, and each child had a mixture of vision problems that their parents have.
Nathalia must wear glasses all day every day until she's at least ten to train her partially lazy eye.
Enzo has myopia and has to limit his screen time.
Since much of the school year is done with distance learning now, that means very little TV or video games in his future! The family was very happy to make adjustments so their kids could have great eye health!
Thanks for making a difference in their vision Dra. Naty Torres from Exilaser our allies in Cuenca.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to our donors.
www.helpingkidsinecuador.org

Meet our child number 666 little 3-month-old Ezekial from Cuenca.

1/21/2022

His cleft lip was repaired by Dr. Pablo Salamea our main surgeon and medical director at Hospital del Rio. He is another child who will have a chance to live a healthier and better life, without bullying, because he will speak correctly.
This is his before picture. We will get pictures from the family in a month and we will post them!
This is what your donations will do for children like Ezekial.
Thank you so much!
www.helpingkidsinecuador.org/donate

Meet Dominick our child 665.

1/17/2022

Dominick is ten months old.
He had eye surgery when he was one month old and that created more trouble for him.

Doctora Naty Torres is going to restore his vision with her amazing skills.

She is one of just a few pediatric eye doctor's in all of Ecuador.
We are so lucky to have Doctora Torres and EXILASER as our allies.

We are proud to present the cases of our children 663 and 664 Andres and Brittany.

1/17/2022

Andres and Brittany are siblings.
Many in their family have a genetic eye condition that creates extremely poor vision.
We are thrilled to find out Andres does not have it, and will continue to monitor Brittany for any sign of it.
Thanks to the medical control made by HKIE these kids get to go about their day without any worries.
Thank you, donors, for allowing their peace of mind!

A great beginning for this week of january ! this is the story of our child 662.

1/17/2022

Aitana is only seven months old and she has was born with a condition that caused blindness.
Sadly, one eye is not salvageable. The other can regain some sight with the help of Doctor Giuseppe Miotto our miracle doctor from EXILASER in Cuenca.
Once she is a little older, she will be a candidate for a cornea transplant.
For now, she gets the chance to see well enough to play and attend school.
Thank you to Exilaser, our allies, Dr. Miotto, Dra. Naty Torres and our amazing donors for allowing this child to see, something that we all take for granted.

meet our child 661 anderson

1/10/2022

This is 16 year old Anderson whose corneas were so misshapen he was having a very hard time focusing on his schoolwork.

]Thanks to Dr. Miotto from Excimerlaser in Cuenca, one of our allies, Anderson had 2 corneal rings implanted to correct his vision.

He should now, thanks to Exilaser and all our supporters, have near-perfect vision to become the good student he is trying to be.
In 3 months Anderson will have a second minor surgery to ensure that his vision does not revert to his previous condition.

Your support allows HKIE to continue helping children in Ecuador have a better life.

Our child 660 Yavel

1/4/2022

This is sweet two year old Yavel who traveled over 12 hours from Carchi Province with his mom in order to have his cleft palate surgery with Dr. Pablo Salamea in Cuenca.

Over a year ago Yavel made the same trip to have his leporine lip repaired.

Yavel is fortunate that now he not only looks better but will also have the opportunity to learn to speak correctly.

His mom is very grateful to Dr. Pablo who always waives his surgical fees and Hospital del Rio for giving HKIE generous discounts and of course, with all the donors who make surgeries like this possible.

meet our child 659

1/4/2022

As you can see he has a severe cleft lip and was having great difficulties getting adequate nourishment.

This past week, Dra. Mariela Siguencia of Hospital del Rio, fashioned a special mouthpiece which will allow little Carlos to drink without problems.

In several months he will be old enough for Dr. Pablo Salamea our Medical Director to perform his cleft lip surgery.

Another example of how your contribution help children have a chance at a better life. Thanks!

Meet Milan our child 658!

1/4/2022

Milan is an amazing little boy.

Milan was born severely underweight due to poverty. His Mom didn't have enough to eat during her pregnancy.

He is now two years old and still hia Mom doesn't have enough money to provide proper nutritional support for his growing body.

Luckily, she found HKIE to offer her a helping hand.

Milan is going to get the proper treatment that he needs from our gifted nutritionist.
Thank you donors.

You're giving him a chance for healthy brain and body development. And, giving his Mom hope.