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child 505 & 506

2/8/2021

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14 year old Pablo had an eye condition which caused his corneas to bulge out in a cone shape, severely impairing his vision. Dr. Miotto of Exilaser reached out to HKIE as the parents were unable to afford a double eye surgery. Special rings were placed in his eyes. He is shown here post surgery with Dr. Miotto.

Also having surgery this last week was 5 year old Cristal. Before Christmas Cristal received a pair of glasses to take the strain off and improve the vision in her one eye. (Cristal's one eye was unformed at birth). The surgery last week was performed by Dr. Pablo Salamea and Dra. Mariela Siguencia to prepare her eye socket for a prosthetic eye which she will receive when her eye heals.
Cristal is shown reuniting with Jim Cory. Two children and two families who will have better lives thanks to our donors and the generosity of our doctors and hospitals.
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Child 503 and 504

2/8/2021

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Little 1 year 4 month old Franklin had been waiting for 2 months for the hospitals to clear enough to get his hernia surgery. Not being old enough to understand why he needed to wait...he was in a lot of pain. Thanks to Sister veronica Kim from Palmar and the Roberto Gilbert Hospital in Guayaquil, Franklin is now pain free. A thank you also goes out to Luis Galarza for working with the family to make this surgery happen.

2 year old Patricio had his severe cleft palate repaired by our own Pablo Salamea. His family is thankful he can now grow up eating and speaking correctly.
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Child 488, 489 and 490

12/17/2020

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Simple, urgent and life changing!

First is 14 year old Blanca who had a cyst at her left eye which was affecting her vision. Dr. Pablo performed the procedure to remove it under twilight and all is good!

Next is 3 year old Jandry who had been scheduled to have his webbed hand and foot repaired. However we received a call from his parents stating they had been told he needed another surgery immediately. He had a hydrocele (swollen and infected testicle) which could cause serious problems now and later in life. They came from the Ambato area several days later and Juan Carlos Molina (Pablo's brother) did the surgery. The family is now home awaiting their return for the little one's fingers and toes.

Last is 1 1/2 year old Roberta. Slightly over a year ago Dr. Pablo corrected her cleft lip. She came up this week for her cleft palate surgery. She will now have the opportunity to speak and eat without problems. 

​Needless to say, all the families are so grateful to our donors and doctors for these blessings.
Thanks!

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Child 463

11/25/2020

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This is 4 year old Dilan who was born with a malformed penis. This not only caused him problems while urinating, but is also affecting his kidneys. Dilan's mother contacted HKIE through a relative of one of our board members and HKIE was able to get Dilan in to see Dr. Eddy Lopez at Hospital del Rio. Dr. Lopez explained to Dilan's mother that the treatment would involve two separate complicated surgeries to create a new urethra and also a new correctly positioned penile opening.
Dilan has successfully recovered from his first surgery and his second and final one will take place in about six months. After that Dilan will be a normal little boy and grow up as a fully functioning young man.
​Thanks to Dr. Eddy for contributing his time and skills and Hospital del Rio for their generous discount. And of course thanks to our donors who make such miracles possible.



 
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Child 456

11/2/2020

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​A life saved thanks to the surgeons, Hospital del Rio and our loyal donors!
This is 1 1/2 year old Allisson who was born with an extra vein between her heart chambers. This caused blood around her lungs and prevented her from breathing normally. Can you imagine how her mother felt, seeing her little baby struggle to breathe, knowing there was a surgery to correct the problem, but also knowing she could never afford it!
Thanks to Derrylyn Churchill who alerted HKIE of this situation, Allisson was seen by Dr. Rodrigo Mendoza of Hospital del Rio. Between Dr. Rodrigo, our medical director Dr. Pablo Salamea Molina, Dr Juan Flores the cardiac surgeon, and Hospital del Rio, HKIE was able to provide the necessary heart surgery.
Allisson had her surgery last week and Dr. Rodrigo informs us she is set to have a heart healthy life! (Shown with mom and Dr. Rodrigo)
None of this would have been possible without the joint efforts of all concerned, and most importantly ..... all those who donated to this foundation!
Both Dr Flores and Dr Mendoza waived their surgical fee! Thank you. As they always do, the hospital gave us a generous discount!
All of the donors who have been supporting HKIE over the years should stand up and take a bow! Without you the foundation wouldn't have been able financially to help this child or the previous 455 children.
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HKIE Child 438

8/6/2020

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​Meet 7 year old Miguel Valencia from the Quito area. We were introduced to him via our friend at Hospital Metropolitano in Quito. While discussing another matter she told us the story of this young boy who desperately needed surgery. About two years ago, late one night, Miguel mistook a bottle containing a corrosive cleaner for a drink. The upper part of his esophagus was totally destroyed. The first hospital he was rushed to said nothing could be done. His parents got him to another hospital where they inserted a feeding tube and the doctors told Miguel and his parents that was how he would live his life...never again tasting food or drink!
Fortunately Miguel came to the attention of the doctors at Metropolitano. While it is a fairly new procedure, the doctors and parents decided an esophageal replacement could be the answer.
This was a complicated eight hour surgery!
Great News! HKIE was just notified by the hospital that not only is Miguel out of intensive care, he is eating solids for the first time since the accident and thoroughly enjoying every bite! Miguel is due to return home safely on Friday.
Thanks to the staff at Metropolitano who donated their services, and the generous donors of HKIE, this young man will now be able to live and enjoy a normal life!
The dramatic increase in the quality of his life is beyond words!
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July 30th, 2020

7/30/2020

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This is 5 year old Josue David shown with Dr Juan-Carlos Salamea-Molina
from Hospital del Rio. This young man suffered from 2 undescended testicles. In addition to psychological problems left untreated this condition may also cause infertility and testicular cancer.
Dr Juan-Carlos, Dr Pablo's brother, always waives his surgical fees.
Hospital Del Rio, as always, provided HKIE with a generous discount.
Dr Juan Carlos performed the corrective surgery yesterday. His mother and the other 10 extended family members with whom he lives are very thankful for the help they received from HKIE.
Also shown is little Isabela. Isabela's nose was eaten away from an severe infection post birth and she has received 6 corrective surgeries with Dr Pablo Salamea Molina , Dra. Maria Siguencia and Dr. Diego Maldonado. Yesterday Dr. Pablo and Dra. Siguencia put in a new prosthetic while her nose continues to heal.
All the doctors involved waived their fees!
A big thank you to our supporters, our doctors and Hospital del Rio.
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HKIE Child 410

6/30/2020

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This is 7 year old Dilan with his parents and with our pediatric surgeon Dra Muirkis.
Dilan was born with a defect in his "personal plumbing", making urinating very difficult for him. He was seen this week by Dra Muirkis who said he will need 2 if not three surgeries to correct this defect.
More information on his progress in future posts.
Thanks to Dra Muirkis for coming in special to examine Dilan, and to all our supporters, Dilan will soon perform normally and grow up without any problems in his genitals.
When he reaches adulthood, he will REALLY be thankful he received the surgeries he so desperately needed!Paragraph. Haz clic aquí para editar.
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HKIE child 370

1/7/2020

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This is 4 year old Andres from the Cotacachi area. He was born with a condition called Macroglossia. As you can see his condition makes speaking impossible. The only way he can eat is with his parents holding his tongue down and putting soft food at the back of his mouth to swallow.
The expat community in that area held a fundraiser to help little Andres, but he needs at least 3 months of medical treatment through Hospital Metropolitano in Quito. Then the doctors will reevaluate his case to see if surgery is possible.
HKIE has wrapped this young man in our "blanket" to insure he gets the care needed. How could we say no? Andres and his family has HKIE and our loyal donors ready to help!
Thanks to Paulette Mayfield for bringing him to our attention and to all of the people who attended their fundraiser.
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Child #334 and 335

6/22/2019

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First is 18 month old Pedro who had his cleft palate repaired by Dr. Pablo Salamea Molina at Hospital del Rio.He will now be able to learn to speak correctly and will have no problem chewing his food.
Second is Jhander. Some of you may remember from 4 years ago when HKIE paid for his first heart procedure at Sta Ines Hospital. The doctors had said the surgery was a matter of life and death. He has since had 2 more procedures done at IESS.
Last week he was released from Sta Ines after his fourth heart procedure to put in another stint. His blood saturation level pre surgery was only 74%. The surgeons fell good aout this surgery and Jhander is happy to be on his way home.
As you can imagine, both families are so thankful to HKIE, our generous supporters, hospitals and medical staff for giving their. children the opportunity to have a healthy, normal life.
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