Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Hi Joanne! Operation Rainbow is a wonderdul organization. I have been on 3 missions with them to Nicaragua. I will be joining Dr Herzenberg this summer on my 4th mission. Our's is a team of orthopedic surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, therapists, and a few translator/auxillary people like me. The team of doctors and nurses do about 40+ surgeries over about 4 days, in a rural hospital in Esteli, which is about 3hrs north of Managua. It's beautiful country, but very poor. I have seen alot of clubfoot surgery there.It is mostly performed on children 8,10,12 years old. These are children from the back country, who's parents have begged borrowed and walked 6-8 hours with their child, in the hopes of receiving treatment. The children arrive never having had previous attention. They are either crawling or walking on the tops of their feet with the soles facing up to the sky. The only thing to do for them is to remove the talus and pin the other bones to make a right angle stick figure like foot. It is rigid and won't bend, but they can stand on it and walk and work and feed their families and themseves. It is a very worthwhile organization which dervies all it's funding from private donation. It is something that I have been very proud and gratified to volunteer for and be a part of. Jay Markell nosurgery4clubfoot , " Joanne Walton " wrote: > Hi All! > > I'm sure you " old timers " have heard of Operation Rainbow before, but > since there are a lot of new people, thought I would mention it again... > > Here's the website: > http://www.operationrainbow.org/calendar.htm > > Keep it in mind because part of their mission is to provide plastic > surgery and orthopedic treatment to children in the US as well as several > developing countries, so if anyone needs any help with treatment, it > would be worth it to contact Operation Rainbow. > > Dr. Herzenberg, Zoe's doctor, volunteers for Operation Rainbow. He will > be traveling to Nicuragua this summer. > > Best, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > www.geocities.com/joannewalton2003/clubfootstory.html > www.wilkinswebsites.com/AlphabetMats.php > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! > http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Jay, Thank you so much for sharing your experience! What an amazing organization, and it's wonderful that you are supporting them in such an important way! Have added a link to their website on my website... Best, Joanne > Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:17:11 -0000 > >Subject: Re: Operation Rainbow > >Hi Joanne! > >Operation Rainbow is a wonderdul organization. I have been on 3 >missions with them to Nicaragua. I will be joining Dr Herzenberg this >summer on my 4th mission. Our's is a team of orthopedic surgeons, >nurses, anesthesiologists, therapists, and a few translator/auxillary >people like me. > >The team of doctors and nurses do about 40+ surgeries over about 4 >days, in a rural hospital in Esteli, which is about 3hrs north of >Managua. It's beautiful country, but very poor. > >I have seen alot of clubfoot surgery there.It is mostly performed on >children 8,10,12 years old. These are children from the back country, >who's parents have begged borrowed and walked 6-8 hours with their >child, in the hopes of receiving treatment. The children arrive never >having had previous attention. They are either crawling or walking on >the tops of their feet with the soles facing up to the sky. >The only thing to do for them is to remove the talus and pin the >other bones to make a right angle stick figure like foot. It is rigid >and won't bend, but they can stand on it and walk and work and feed >their families and themseves. > >It is a very worthwhile organization which dervies all it's funding >from private donation. It is something that I have been very proud >and gratified to volunteer for and be a part of. > >Jay Markell > > nosurgery4clubfoot , " Joanne Walton " > wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I'm sure you " old timers " have heard of Operation Rainbow before, >but > > since there are a lot of new people, thought I would mention it >again... > > > > Here's the website: > > http://www.operationrainbow.org/calendar.htm > > > > Keep it in mind because part of their mission is to provide plastic > > surgery and orthopedic treatment to children in the US as well as >several > > developing countries, so if anyone needs any help with treatment, it > > would be worth it to contact Operation Rainbow. > > > > Dr. Herzenberg, Zoe's doctor, volunteers for Operation Rainbow. He >will > > be traveling to Nicuragua this summer. > > > > Best, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > > www.geocities.com/joannewalton2003/clubfootstory.html > > www.wilkinswebsites.com/AlphabetMats.php > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra >Storage! > > http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Jay, Thank you so much for sharing your experience! What an amazing organization, and it's wonderful that you are supporting them in such an important way! Have added a link to their website on my website... Best, Joanne > Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:17:11 -0000 > >Subject: Re: Operation Rainbow > >Hi Joanne! > >Operation Rainbow is a wonderdul organization. I have been on 3 >missions with them to Nicaragua. I will be joining Dr Herzenberg this >summer on my 4th mission. Our's is a team of orthopedic surgeons, >nurses, anesthesiologists, therapists, and a few translator/auxillary >people like me. > >The team of doctors and nurses do about 40+ surgeries over about 4 >days, in a rural hospital in Esteli, which is about 3hrs north of >Managua. It's beautiful country, but very poor. > >I have seen alot of clubfoot surgery there.It is mostly performed on >children 8,10,12 years old. These are children from the back country, >who's parents have begged borrowed and walked 6-8 hours with their >child, in the hopes of receiving treatment. The children arrive never >having had previous attention. They are either crawling or walking on >the tops of their feet with the soles facing up to the sky. >The only thing to do for them is to remove the talus and pin the >other bones to make a right angle stick figure like foot. It is rigid >and won't bend, but they can stand on it and walk and work and feed >their families and themseves. > >It is a very worthwhile organization which dervies all it's funding >from private donation. It is something that I have been very proud >and gratified to volunteer for and be a part of. > >Jay Markell > > nosurgery4clubfoot , " Joanne Walton " > wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I'm sure you " old timers " have heard of Operation Rainbow before, >but > > since there are a lot of new people, thought I would mention it >again... > > > > Here's the website: > > http://www.operationrainbow.org/calendar.htm > > > > Keep it in mind because part of their mission is to provide plastic > > surgery and orthopedic treatment to children in the US as well as >several > > developing countries, so if anyone needs any help with treatment, it > > would be worth it to contact Operation Rainbow. > > > > Dr. Herzenberg, Zoe's doctor, volunteers for Operation Rainbow. He >will > > be traveling to Nicuragua this summer. > > > > Best, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > > www.geocities.com/joannewalton2003/clubfootstory.html > > www.wilkinswebsites.com/AlphabetMats.php > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra >Storage! > > http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Jay, Thank you so much for sharing your experience! What an amazing organization, and it's wonderful that you are supporting them in such an important way! Have added a link to their website on my website... Best, Joanne > Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:17:11 -0000 > >Subject: Re: Operation Rainbow > >Hi Joanne! > >Operation Rainbow is a wonderdul organization. I have been on 3 >missions with them to Nicaragua. I will be joining Dr Herzenberg this >summer on my 4th mission. Our's is a team of orthopedic surgeons, >nurses, anesthesiologists, therapists, and a few translator/auxillary >people like me. > >The team of doctors and nurses do about 40+ surgeries over about 4 >days, in a rural hospital in Esteli, which is about 3hrs north of >Managua. It's beautiful country, but very poor. > >I have seen alot of clubfoot surgery there.It is mostly performed on >children 8,10,12 years old. These are children from the back country, >who's parents have begged borrowed and walked 6-8 hours with their >child, in the hopes of receiving treatment. The children arrive never >having had previous attention. They are either crawling or walking on >the tops of their feet with the soles facing up to the sky. >The only thing to do for them is to remove the talus and pin the >other bones to make a right angle stick figure like foot. It is rigid >and won't bend, but they can stand on it and walk and work and feed >their families and themseves. > >It is a very worthwhile organization which dervies all it's funding >from private donation. It is something that I have been very proud >and gratified to volunteer for and be a part of. > >Jay Markell > > nosurgery4clubfoot , " Joanne Walton " > wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I'm sure you " old timers " have heard of Operation Rainbow before, >but > > since there are a lot of new people, thought I would mention it >again... > > > > Here's the website: > > http://www.operationrainbow.org/calendar.htm > > > > Keep it in mind because part of their mission is to provide plastic > > surgery and orthopedic treatment to children in the US as well as >several > > developing countries, so if anyone needs any help with treatment, it > > would be worth it to contact Operation Rainbow. > > > > Dr. Herzenberg, Zoe's doctor, volunteers for Operation Rainbow. He >will > > be traveling to Nicuragua this summer. > > > > Best, Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot) > > www.geocities.com/joannewalton2003/clubfootstory.html > > www.wilkinswebsites.com/AlphabetMats.php > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra >Storage! > > http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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