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Feb042012

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Bernards: Success!

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We had a successful week at CURE Ethiopia.  The team of plastic and maxillofacial surgeons from Europe were able to operate every day that they were here.  They were able to cure five patients with large head and neck tumors. Each surgery took approximately 12 hours. All five patients are recovering well in our intensive care unit. Please pray for their continued healing.

I am going to briefly describe the surgery and show you before and after photos so that you can get an idea of what each surgery entailed.

This is Mohammed. He has an ameloblastoma involving his jaw. »Read the rest of this entry

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Feb032012

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Anna Haas: Beginning a new year

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I’ve been back in San Pedro now for almost a month, so I figured I should give a little update! Despite the inevitable bumps along the road that life always brings, the year is off to a great start for CURE Honduras.

A visit home

I got back on January 4th from the being in the US for Christmas and New Years. The break was just beautiful and relaxing in almost every way. I got to ride my horse (and my sister’s), and I got my fill of nieces and nephews (Well I’m not sure if it’s possible to ever get my fill, but at least I got to spend time with them and see all of them growing so big and preciously as they are). I could go into so much detail about a fun-filled two weeks at home with family and dear friends, but I will just say it’s just what I needed — to spend time with some of the people closest to me. »Read the rest of this entry

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Feb022012

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Hank Parker reels in support for CUREkids

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Hank & Martha Parker and their grandkids

Hank Parker, host of Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine on NBC Sports, introduced his affiliation with CUREkids on today’s show.  For those of you not familiar with “the rod-n-reel answer to Michael Jordan,” Hank Parker won his first national championship for bass fishing in 1976, then went on to win many other awards and championships over the next decades.  Inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2003, Hank now hosts his own fishing/outdoors television program, nationally televised on NBC Sports and the Pursuit Channel.

Today, Hank introduced his viewers to CURE.  The Hank Parker Community is currently raising support for Adriany, an 11-year-old girl who is scheduled for treatment at CURE Honduras. Today’s episode of Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine will air again on NBC Sports on Friday, 3 February, at 12:30 PM EST.  Be sure to check out his show and CUREkids community!

Learn more about Hank Parker: http://hankparker.com

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Jan312012

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Keeping your resolutions

posted by at 6:29 am

IMG_7128 Its January, the beginning of a New Year, and many people are working hard to keep their resolutions.  In general, it seems like most resolutions are difficult to keep. Statistics say that 45% of people make New Year’s resolutions but only 8% of people are actually successful in keeping them.  If you have made a resolution, I apologize for the bad news. But don’t worry; there is still hope, because CURE is here to help. »Read the rest of this entry

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Jan312012

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Josh & Julie Korn: Rice

posted by at 6:00 am

Here at the CURE hospital, we have really good food. It is important that I say that up front.

The food is good. The only problem is there is not a ton of variety. There are a few different sauces that they use (peanut sauce, okra sauce, and a few other sauces that I haven’t been able to identify), and they are all delicious, especially when you add this spicy chili stuff that is basically just chopped up peppers. But if you were hoping for a salad, or a sandwich for lunch, you should probably look elsewhere. Don’t even think about asking for a wrap. You can pretty much count on the fact that every day, you are going to get some kind of sauce on one of the following: »Read the rest of this entry

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Jan302012

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Mead Minutes: Exploring Addis Ababa

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church dome in Addis Ababa

Greetings from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!   What a beautiful morning!  I awoke quite early in the quiet darkness.  As I searched for my light and my book a soft sound arose from off to my left.  The tone slowly rose and fell into the morning call to prayer.  In Al Ain, this chanting song lasts a few minutes and the jarring amplified sounds fade as dawn approaches.  Here in Addis, the songs linger on.  Even though I fail to understand any of the words, the breaking of the night and calling of the dawn draws me into a new day.  After my morning routine, I walked outside the hospital up to the kitchen.  The kitchen staff is an amazing group, spoiling me rotten.  Approaching the faucet for clean drinking water, I am greeted with smiles all around.  One woman always rushes to the stove.  The clay pot is resting there ready to be heated; my coffee shortly arrives.  Oh yes!  Today I cuddled the warm cup and walked along the pathway as food was prepared.  The song from off left was still accompanying my day.  As I strolled farther, other vocalists were also in tune.   After breakfast, I walked down to the bottom of the CURE hill and could appreciate four different singers surrounding me and echoing across the hills.  The hills were indeed alive with music! »Read the rest of this entry

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Jan292012

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CURE in the News: Week of January 22, 2012

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CURE International

“The best Facebook game goal ever: Helping real kids walk again” from games.com

“Facebook game gets kids needed surgery” from WPVI-TV

 

CURE Philippines

“Pacquiao praises Tebow for setting up hospital in PH” from ABS-CBN

 

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Jan282012

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Notes from Nashipai: Long Time, No See

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It’s a new year, so how ‘bout we reconnect? Before I knew it, good ol’ 2011 was taggin’ 2012 into the ring, the hospital was re-opening, surgeries were underway, and then I was on a plane to Ethiopia. Seriously… out of control. But now having the chance to breathe in a good supply of new year air, I felt like this blog needed some attention. »Read the rest of this entry

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Jan272012

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Bri in Ethiopia: Week Two

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Editor’s note: Meet Bri DiGiacomo, the new CURE Correspondent for Ethiopia.  She will be working at our hospital in Addis Ababa, interviewing the CUREkids there, and telling their stories right here at cure.org. You can follow Bri on Twitter at @bridigiacomo, as well as on her blog, http://bridigiacomo.wordpress.com. From time to time, we’ll share one of her blog posts here at cure.org.

It finally hit me. Two weeks into life in Addis, I’ve realized that it’s only been two weeks. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been an incredible two weeks, and I’m so happy about the other 50 to come, but what was only a “mere year” last week just turned into a scary, heart-beating-faster-when-I-think-about-it, entire year. I’ve found a few remedies to battle the fear, though, so I’ll share them here. »Read the rest of this entry

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Jan272012

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Picture of the Week: Bethel students at CURE Uganda

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Bethel University nursing students attending to babies at the CURE Uganda neuro ward.

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