Saturday, April 13, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Delia and Daisy
Delia was hit by a car 13 years ago. She is about 34 years old. Her left leg was severely broken in the accident. For the last 12+ yrs Delia was in an external fixator.
For those non-medical people, a fixator is a cage used for complicated fractures when a cast or screws and plates won't do.
While fixators are great and work wonders for many people, the patients are prone to infection. AND 10 yrs is just a touch long for someone to be such an apparatus; nursing along a non-functional leg.
9mos. ago Delia's bone became infected with osteomyelitis and her leg needed to be amputated.
She is walking for the 1st time in 13yrs.
Funny, not knowing the ramifications of not walking for 13 yrs; weakness, atrophy, instability...she made a comment shortly after being fit. "Why do limp?". ;-).
She'll come around, I have no doubt.
Daisy is 52 years old. She was struck by a car 2 yrs ago. She could not help it. She was saving her son, preventing him from being struck by the car.
Daisy's right leg was amputated above the knee. Her residual limb required many large skin grafts to be preserved, yet still had severe scarring and was told by local healthcare workers that she could not be fit with a prosthesis.
She walked into the airport today, pretty darn well.
I am not sure who was happier, these ladies or the people that had the privilege to help them.
Pablo
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Fw: A crazy thing happened
I don't quite know how to begin the ending of this blog, but the story below is a good start. It details Lena, and Kate the Nurses leaving the airport with Esther and her fiance, Caesar after seeing us off.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lena [mailto:lenafotiadis@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:20 PM
To: Paul Armstrong
Subject: A crazy thing happened
The four of us- Kate, Caesar, Esther and I were trying to hail a cab to bring us back to their apartment from the airport. But with two full packs on our backs no one would take us for less than 40 soles- the tourist price.
We about decided that we wouldn't find anything inside the airport parking lot when out of nowhere appeared a man wearing a hangar shirt! And he wanted to give us a ride!
I don't remember his name but he was one of the last ones on this years' list? he was supposed to get a new leg next year and you guys made time for him this year instead.
He drove three hours to come to the airport and halfway there his car broke down. He got it to start and kept going only to be stopped at the parking gates at the airport because his paperwork expired (WEIRD) but when he told them he had to see his friends because they made this new leg for him the guards said, "WOW, does it move?!" And he said "yes" and they let him through.
He missed the pictures and he didn't get to see you and Al in person but I don't think it was just a coincidence that he kept on coming after his car broke down. And not even a coincidence that we found him in the parking lot in a moment of need.
I think someone above is telling us we did a great job!
Have a safe flight!
Lena :)
Ps he says thank you for his new life
Pps thanks for being such a patient teacher. You da bomb
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lena [mailto:lenafotiadis@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:20 PM
To: Paul Armstrong
Subject: A crazy thing happened
The four of us- Kate, Caesar, Esther and I were trying to hail a cab to bring us back to their apartment from the airport. But with two full packs on our backs no one would take us for less than 40 soles- the tourist price.
We about decided that we wouldn't find anything inside the airport parking lot when out of nowhere appeared a man wearing a hangar shirt! And he wanted to give us a ride!
I don't remember his name but he was one of the last ones on this years' list? he was supposed to get a new leg next year and you guys made time for him this year instead.
He drove three hours to come to the airport and halfway there his car broke down. He got it to start and kept going only to be stopped at the parking gates at the airport because his paperwork expired (WEIRD) but when he told them he had to see his friends because they made this new leg for him the guards said, "WOW, does it move?!" And he said "yes" and they let him through.
He missed the pictures and he didn't get to see you and Al in person but I don't think it was just a coincidence that he kept on coming after his car broke down. And not even a coincidence that we found him in the parking lot in a moment of need.
I think someone above is telling us we did a great job!
Have a safe flight!
Lena :)
Ps he says thank you for his new life
Pps thanks for being such a patient teacher. You da bomb
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Friday, March 22, 2013
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