boe4fun - 12-5-2017 at 11:22 AM
Hola Nomads,
The La Balandra Rotary Club of La Paz, BCS held their semi annual clinic for orthotic and prosthetic services from November the 6th to the 18th. The
totals for orthotic and prosthetic systems delivered are as follows:
14 above knee prosthesies, 13 below knee prostheses, 1 hemipelvectomy prosthesis, 2 Symes (ankle disarticulation) prostheses, 1 Chopart (partial foot)
prosthesis, 3 remakes of old sockets that were either cracked, broken, or no longer fit, 2 KAFO’s (full leg braces), and 10 AFO’s (below the knee
braces).
An international group of volunteers included: Charlotte Bunnett from New Zealand, Monique Jackson from New Zealand, Garth Knapp from Washington
state, Brad and Louise Farrow from California, Dr. Robert Haining from California, Jim Thompson from Oregon, William Tognetti from Nevada, Zenon
Labudda from Poland via Washington state, Doug Pinkley from Washington state, Dr. Alejandro Aguirre Chávez from La Paz, Beatriz Alverde Unger from La
Paz, Oscar Hernandez Nieto from La Paz, Victor Jimenez from La Paz.
Anyone wishing to donate can send a check to:
San Ramon United Methodist Church
902 Danville Blvd.
Alamo, CA 94507
Attn: Limb Restoration Fund
(be sure to request a receipt for tax purposes).
Thank you in advance, Paul and Shelley Boe