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our child 727 is max

5/24/2022

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This is young 14-year-old Max from the CETAP Lucy school in Cuenca.

We were contacted by Rocio to see if we could help this young man. Many of our readers, we are sure, can relate to the stigma of dealing with acne as a teenager.

Max's acne is on both his face and back and is so severe it frequently gets infected. HKIE took him to see Dra. Solis, our new dermatologist at Hospital del Rio. Max had some labs done and is shown here happily loaded up with his necessary medicines and soaps to cure his problem and boost his self esteem.

A small but important help to this young man's life. Thanks to all who took part!

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Our Child 726 is another example of the precious gift vision can be.

5/24/2022

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Luis Kitar is a 10 year old who suffers from an incurable eye disease in his one eye. He was seen by Dra Naty Torres at Exilaser ,our allies in Cuenca, where it was determined there was no way to save that one eye.

She prescribed glasses for his other eye to improve but mostly to protect it to ensure he will have some vision.
He and his family are very excited to receive the help from Exilaser and HKIE.
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happy for our children 724 and 725!

5/24/2022

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Child 724 is 14 year old Gabriel from Cuenca.
He was having problems with his vision and fortunately it was discovered he only needed glasses. Young Gabriel was so excited he would be able to see better and would be receiving glasses, he offered to pay some hard earned money of his own....a very responsible young man!

Child 725 is year and a half old Emil from Chunchi who needed cleft palate surgery. Thanks to our Medical Director Dr. Pablo Salamea and Hospital del Rio in Cuenca little Emil will be able to grow up eating and speaking as a normal child.
Both these children helped because of our HKIE donors and discounts from eye clinics, Hospital del Rio and of course Dr. Pablo!
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these are our children721, 722 and 723.

5/24/2022

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Thanks to the ophthalmology mission at Hospital Metropolitano Quito on April 30, 3 more children have been gifted with vision.

All of these children had bilateral strabismus which caused headaches, poor vision and inability to focus properly. They are all from very poor families in the north of Ecuador.
Emily at 15 was having great difficulties in school because of her poor eyesight. April at age 7 and Luciana and age 3 were fortunate enough to have their vision corrected at an early age!

The families are so pleased with the efforts of the eye surgeons who waive their surgical fees. HKIE is very fortunate to be working in collaboration with Hospital metropolitano and the Fundación Metrofraternidad

This collaboration provides many children with the precious gift of sight!
We thank all our HKIE supporters! Please continue helping our kids:

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Our Child 720 is little 2 year old Angelina, from Ibarra, capital of the Imbabura Province.

5/24/2022

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Can you feel her happiness?

Our Child 720 is little 2 year old Angelina, from Ibarra, capital of the Imbabura Province.
She and her parents took a 12 hour bus ride to have her cleft palate repaired by Dr. Pablo who had some years ago repaired her cleft lip.

Her mom said she is a real chatterbox but this surgery will not only aid her pronunciation, but will prevent food from coming out her nose.

Mom and dad are so very grateful to Dr. Pablo, Hospital del Rio and of course all our @helpingkidsinecuador donors for helping their little one.


If you wish to give love and an opportunity for children such as Angelina, please contact us:

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Say hello to the month of May with our Child 719

5/24/2022

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This is 5 year old Adrien from Muisne ( in Esmeralda Province).
He suffered from severe strabismus (lazy eye) in both eyes making it almost impossible to read or focus on anything.
This past Saturday he was part of the Hospital Metropolitano de Quito ophthalmology mission and had both eyes repaired.
He will now be able to see correctly! as you can tell by the photo, both he and his mom are excited!
Thanks to Fundación Metrofraternidad the doctors at the Hospital Metropolitano Hospital Metropolitano Quito who volunteer their Saturdays to help these children, and our HKIE donors, another child has the chance for a better life!
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Hello! Meet our Children 717 and 718.

5/24/2022

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Child 717 is 16 year old Anibal who has partial paralysis on one side due to a stroke. To allow him to be fully mobile he needed ferulas ( braces) for his left leg and arm.
Thankfully we could be of help!.

Child 718 is Maria Belen, also 16 years old. She suffered from spina bifida as a baby and to walk she needed a ferula or each lower leg and foot..

Both these youngsters are from Tabacundo (between Quito and Ibarra) and received their braces with the help of Protesis Imbabura, oír Allies in Ibarra, at the Imbabura Province.
Both young people are please to be able to function so much better thanks to you: our donors!
Please keep helping our kids:
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our Child 716 is 6 year old Adibram.

5/24/2022

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 He was seen by Dra. Naty Torres at Exilaser our allies in Cuenca, who diagnosed him with an incurable genetic eye disorder which makes it very difficult to focus his eyes.

It is hoped that his new glasses will help him focus better. Unfortunately his long term vision prognosis is not good. Dra Naty suggested that he may need to begin to learn braille.

While not the outcome his family was hoping for, his mom and family are so very grateful to our donors and Dra. Naty.
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meet our children 713,714, 715

5/24/2022

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Last week HKIE and Fundación Metrofraternidad again joined forces to provide eye surgeries on these 4 children.

Jami 12 , Ibanez 4 and Rayo 3 years old , all suffered from Strabismus (lazy eye). The doctors at Hospital Metropolitano in Quito also performed glaucoma surgery on little 8 month old Puco (not shown).

4 children who now have a chance to function well in this world with normal vision thanks to HKIE donors, and the doctors at Hospital Metropolitano in Quito who donate their time and expertise.
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our child 711 is pedro

5/24/2022

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Pedro got the opportunity to see Dr. Santiago Peralta, a Neuro-Pediatric Doctor at Mt. Sinai hospital in Cuenca.
This Doctor is so amazing and caring with kids.

He's got a tough road ahead of him and he's in the right hands.


Thank you Dr. Peralta for being so caring. Thank you to our donors for wanting to help kids less fortunate.

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