Category: Patient Stories
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Long distance success!
In late August, an 8 year old boy came to KCMC for a fracture of his thigh near the hip joint. In the past this fracture would be treated with traction and long term immobilization, but with your help SOAP had provided instrumentation and pediatric specific orthopedic implants making surgery possible. Together with Dr Virginia…
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Enevoldi’s Hip Surgery!
Hello, SOAP Friends! I’d like to share with you like one of the last SOAP patients from our trip, Enevoldi. He is a very polite 15 year old young man who had experienced worsening hip pain for several months. The Tanzanian residents asked Dr. Casey to see him in clinic to review his case. Dr.…
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Kneecap Surgery for Calvin!
Introducing Calvin, an outgoing, friendly 22 year old young man. He had the misfortune to break his kneecap bone when he fell on a rock while playing soccer. His family could not afford the surgery that he needed. Luckily, through the donations provided by Friends of SOAP, we were able to fund his surgery! Drs.…
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Femur Repair for Clemensiana!
Another Tanzanian child was fortunate to have Dr. Casey here with our SOAP team! Clemensiana is a 10 year old little girl with cerebral palsy (CP). Her mother is very attentive to her care, and she could tell that Clemensiana developed pain in her right thigh, which then began to swell. X-rays showed a break…
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A Surgery for Frank!
Our SOAP team was so glad we were here in Tanzania when Frank arrived at KCMC! He is a 14 year old young man with an engaging, shy smile, who broke his right upper leg (femur) when he fell from a tree. Most of the patients, for whom SOAP funds their surgeries, have families that…
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Wound Care for Adelis!
Hello, Friends of SOAP! Today, I’d like you to meet a patient that we have been following, Adelis. She suffered a massive foot injury in a motorbike accident. The skin and other tissues on the top of her left foot were completely destroyed, leaving the tendons and bone exposed. SOAP had received a donation of…