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Our Child 674 is Victoria, and her name means Victory!

3/10/2022

She was born with congenital glaucoma which can cause blindness.
She had surgery a couple of weeks after she was born, and it went very well, but she has a lifelong problem.
Victoria saw Dra. Naty Torres from Exilaser, so she could access the condition of her eyes. The appointment went well.
Dra. Naty will help monitor her condition, and hopefully, she will have a bright future ahead of her.
Thank you to Exilaser and to Dra. Naty. The Doctors and staff at Exilaser are so amazing.
If you are in Cuenca and looking for a great place to take care of your eyes, Exilaser is for you!

To our HKIE donors - without your efforts, this child would have a great chance of going blind.
With careful medical monitoring, she has a chance at lifelong vision.

Our Child 673 is Nicolás.

3/10/2022

This is little one year old Nicolás from the Cuenca area. He (as you can see) has a large hemangioma on his forehead.
Dr Pablo examined him this week and prescribed a special medicine to reduce the size and blood flow.
Nicolas will take the medication for three months and at that time Dr. Pablo will surgically remove the remainder.
Like they always do, Dr Pablo will waive his surgical fees and the hospital will give HKIE a generous discount.
Please visit our website to learn ways to help other kids such as Nicolás:
www.helpingkidsinecuador.org/donate

Meet our Child 672 Juan Jose!

3/10/2022

We met up with Juan Jose to pick up his new chair since his old one did not work well.
Now he can sit at home and at school in a very comfortable, supported manner.
Julio at Calidad Ortopédica, Órtesis & Prótesis in Cuenca-Ecuador always does such a beautiful job. He is a true artist.
Thank you donors for making little Juan Jose have his best day.

Our child 671 is Thalia!

2/15/2022

She was diagnosed with a brain tumor that was affecting all areas of her life and causing severe pain.

Our allies Fundación Metrofraternidad in Quito reached out to HKIE asking for help with this surgery as the family had no funds to help their child.

Last week Hospital Metropolitano in Quito, in conjunction with HKIE, performed life-saving surgery on fourteen-year-old Thalia.

With HKIE's help and the doctors donating their time, our little Thalia is on her way to living a healthy normal life.

Thanks to our generous, loyal donors, another child's life has been saved!

Meet our Child 670.

2/15/2022

Imagine having feet so misshapen you cannot wear shoes, can't run or play, having to look forward to severe knee, hip or back problems. That was little Elian's future.

Elian is almost 6 years old from the Salinas area on the coastal area of Ecuador, Santa Elena Province.

He is currently undergoing pre-surgery therapy to prepare his feet for his corrective surgery this next month.

Without you, our loyal donors, this treatment and therapy would not be possible for this little guy. He and his family are so thrilled he will now have the chance to live a productive life!

Thanks to our local coordinators Luis Galarza and Sister Veronica Kim for arranging his treatments and surgery at Roberto Gilbert Hospital in Guayaquil.

And of course, thank you all for your continued support!

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!