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Posts Tagged Orthopedics

Mead Minutes: Complex surgeries to restore knees

Hillary and his brother came to CURE seeking healing for their knees

Good morning from Kenya!! We are in the midst of our ‘summer’ here on the Rift. The sun is bright and strong at our 7,000+ feet of elevation. The grass has turned a crunchy brown. Tree limbs tend to sag during the day. The red dust travels everywhere, both inside and outside of buildings and people. I walked along the back yard, looking across the Rift this morning, enjoying the view. The far hills had a gauzy curtain of haze obscuring the fine details. The spiked top of Mt. Longonot emerged above this misty layer to reflect the early morning sun’s rays. Sunsets have been painted with brilliant reds and purples. The evening skies are a vast array of stars. The beauty of the Rift is a sight I recommend for all to see and enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

CURE Kenya Article

Orthopedics This Week has just published an article about our hospital in Kenya in regard to a generous donation from RTI Biologics .  You can read it here.

The AIC-CURE Children’s Hospital of Kenya was CURE’s very first hospital. It treats and cures thousands of children every year from all over Kenya (and beyond) with orthopedic disabilities.

Here are a couple of these children.

Oscar

Oscar

Sixteen-year-old Oscar suffered from a badly bent left leg.  Not only was walking difficult, his schoolmates laughed at him.

His life changed after a CURE mobile clinic came to his hometown.  He soon had surgery and is on his way to recovery.

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Bakita and her mom at the CURE Kenya hospital

Bakita, a precious 4-year-old girl, had “knock knees.”  Her mother brought her to the Kenya hospital in hopes of a cure…and she found one.

Children like these come to CURE Kenya every day.  Their stories constantly remind us of why CURE exists:  to transform lives through physical and spiritual healing.