Happy Home

Journal, Updates

January 15, 2013
Free Surgical Camp Happy Home

Today we went to Happy Home,  a small grass roots home for about 20 children who either have HIV or who’ve lost their parents to HIV. Like the lepers, people with HIV are outcasts, no one wants them around so the children have nowhere to go. We heard their stories from the Indian married couple

We Made It!

Journal, Updates

September 17, 2012
Free Surgical Camp We Made It

The really only important part of flying is for the pilot to land the plane on the proper runway at the proper time. Everything else is secondary, including eating your knees for lunch. We all made it OK with the exception of one of my duffles of supplies. It took 20 minutes to go thru

Khammam Impressions

Journal, Updates

January 15, 2012
Free Surgical Camp Khammam

On the first day of the 2012 Free Surgical Camp, there was an opening ceremony where our India hosts expressed their gratitude to the organizers, donors, and participants, and then it was like the gun went off for an ultra-marathon. Day one action included the screening of many of the poor who have come in

The Last Hurrah

Journal, Updates

January 12, 2012
Free Surgical Camp Last Hurrah

Hey Statesiders, Things are winding down here. There has been a bit of a down turn in the number of patients showing up the past few days, so its been a little easier on us. Theories abound from less of the word going out to the villages since Azariah’s death to a new Gov’t program

A New Year 2012

Updates

January 8, 2012
Free Surgical Camp New Year

Hey Statesiders, We’re back in Incredible India, back in Khammam for Free Surgical Camp (FSC) yet again. This is the 15th Camp in 14 years. This year seems busier than in past years in that I haven’t found time to email you till this AM (6AM).Dave Emerson, a cabinet-maker and Master Carpenter, and also our

Essential Repairs And Renovations 2011

Renovations, Updates

June 10, 2011
Free Surgical Camp Essential Repairs

It is without a doubt that the conditions at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital since the British built it back in the 1800’s have deteriorated dramatically. Any patient used to the health care standards in the United State or Europe would simply be besides themselves if relegated to such conditions. While over the years certain limited

The 14th Free Surgical Camp | Full Report 2011

Team, Updates, Yearly Reports

February 15, 2011

The 14th Free Surgical Camp 2011 proved to be another very successful year for the Free Surgical Camp at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital held from January 8 through Jan 22. We were delighted to have returning surgeons Dr. George Longstreth, Dr. Joe Bardenheier III, Dr. Bob Dywer and Dr. Sulochana Christopher and our anesthesiologist Dr.

Final Report

Updates, Yearly Reports

January 29, 2011
Free Surgical Camp Final Report

We  arrived at the First Transit Hotel, Hyderabad, India, the last of us by 3AM India time on Sunday, Jan 9, 2011, a 24 hour trip from  the USA. Nine individuals traveled from NYC and four arrived from Savannah. We were joined at breakfast by our friends Sagar, Head of the ARMH School, and T.L.Reddy,