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BajaBlanca
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wow....she is AMAZING. How perfect that she gets to be with her idol. Things really do happen for a reason (((:
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akmaxx
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She made it....Rounds in Neurosurgery.....We believed in her and she didn't let us down
Four years ago I posted that Emi was a little girl who would become a brain surgeon and I had the highest hopes she would at least get into medical
school. She has done everything she has set out to accomplish and this week she starts a rotation in Neurosurgery.
This is all thanks to Nomads, generous patrons, and anonymous angels who stepped up and financed the dream of a Mulegena living in dire conditions
with a village education. She is so close to changing lives for generations to come.
If you are feeling the spirit drop her a note and a donation at:
egvbuckovecs@gmail.com
AAAAAAAmmmmmmmaaaaaaazzzzziiiiiiiiinnnnngggggg!!!!!!
[Edited on 6-28-2014 by akmaxx]
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chuckie
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Truly so!
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wilderone
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"If you are feeling the spirit drop her a note and a donation at:"
[correction] egvbuckovecs@gmail.com
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akmaxx
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Just so Wilder....gracias
That's twice I've mangled her email. That's why she's going to be a neurosurgeon and I am looking a place to hang my hammock.
Peace,
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mulegemichael
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we all make these stinking choices, amigo...do you want to sell me back my transom ladder?...luvies, m.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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akmaxx
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Emi is performing surgery and saving lives....WOW! Thanks to every patron on Nomads.
Many of you will receive this update directly from Emi but I know many donated anonymously and still want to follow this amazing story....A smile with
your morning coffee and such good news after a hurricane.
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How are you?
I'm very well, I feel I have so much to share with you and so little time and space, so to sum it up I will tell you this, internship is AMAZING! Is
challenging and is the most tiring thing I have ever done, both physically and emotionally.
I have a different rotation every month, the first one was neurosurgery where I got to have anatomy lessons based on live surgery by the one and only
“DOCTOR Q” (lucky girl!)
Then my second month was urology, I really liked it, not as much as I love neurosurgery but is a good specialty and the doctors in that field are fun
and relaxed compared to those in neurosurgery.
The next month I was supposed to do my rotation on OBGYN but as you remember I already spent 2 months doing that in another hospital so I switched
with another intern and went back to neurosurgery. Neurosurgery is last place any intern wants to be in my hospital, why? Because is the place where
you work the hardest, there you really ARE the doctor and the patients outcome depends 50% on you, that is a lot to take on if you are a doctor who is
still in training, I know but you know me, I love challenges, so I love it there, if you do go back to the service you become a special kind of intern
and have some privileges over the rest, like you get to scrub in the cool surgeries, actually assist the surgeries, intubate patients, and run the
floor when the residents are operating, I started my first day by my resident telling the other interns in my rotation, well welcome to neurosurgery,
if you need help with your patients ask Emilia, she is been here before so she knows, in fact if anything ask her, good bye, then he showed up the
next day, it was a lot of responsibility on my back but I know I did a good job by telling you that in a month running a critical patients floor
(patients with ventilators, central venous catheters, any other kind of critical support) my mortality rate was…. 0%, that’s right NONE of my patients
died, that is a big deal, Im a training doctor and this are the hardest to manage patients more when you are on your own and you closest help is
usually the guidelines and NEJM clinical practice videos! Still, somehow I made it and of course it made me the happiest person!
Now I'm in pediatrics ER, everybody knows me by the “surgical intern” so if a children got his finger cut the other interns will call me and say: can
you please help stitch a kid’s hand? And of course I always do (except they have to do all the boring paperwork after, that’s what I charge).
I'm going to close by telling you about 3 moments that have defined my internship so far...
My birthday is August 26th, you know the way life works so of course I was on-call that night, and it was a rainy, lonely night, and I was doing all
the paperwork in a hallway that happens to be close to the OR, and I was almost done with it (this was about 4:00 am) when an older lady whose face I
recognize come up to me and says:
"Doctor Emilia! Happy birthday"!
Of course this was shocking since (I remembered after a few minutes) this was the wife of I patient I have treated in my first month in the
neurosurgery floor, I was so shocked it took me a minute to answer so she said: I remember that you once told me you birthday was the 26th just like
my husbands so I remembered and wanted to say congrats, I was really thankful and it sure as hell made my day one of the most special ones, when you
can become so much in the life of somebody you barely know it becomes the most special of all relationships.. I didn’t get any sleep that night but
spent it with a smile on my face.
The second one is about practice, I try my best to always be on time, it's hard, specially when growing up in a society that doesn’t value or
practice that very much, still, everyday I fight it and try my best to be on time,that day I was call to the OR for an emergency surgery, a patient
have had a an accident and the bleeding and the swallowing where causing to much pressure in his brain so we had to drill some holes (trepans) and
release all that pressure before his brain herniates. My resident had call me and another doctor ( female, 6th year, also wants to be a neurosurgeon),
but I got there first so he said if thing look well I might let you drill the trepans, later as we were starting the surgery he was asking me where I
was from, I told him I was from Mulege and so on and he said, well little Mulegina Girl, since you got here on time and you want to be a neurosurgeon
please come drill some holes in this man’s head, I was so excited! Of course he was supervising the whole thing but it was amazing! Because of the
good outcomes I was later allowed to do a ventriculostomy, drill more trepans and close, I will do the first year resident work some days, and I loved
it, working on the brain, it just can’t be called work! Is happiness, is art, is perfection!
The third and last history is about a patient I had in my second neuro rotation, when I met him he was breathing with the help of a ventilator, he had
IV lines running everywhere, nasogastric tube to be feed, chest tubes in both his lungs because his accident was so severe it cause him a hemothorax (
a collection of blood in his lungs that couldn’t let him breath), his wife was a really nice lady and I enjoyed a lot talking to her and seeing how
much she cared about her husband, I worked my ass off (sorry about the expression, but I did) on this case, I promised myself I will not let him go
down I will do whatever it takes to get him better, about 3 days ago I run into him, I didn’t recognize him at first but his wife came running to me
crying Doctor Emilia! Look who is here and walking again, it was HIM! Coming to his 2 weeks after discharge appointment! His hair was longer (when I
met him he had no hair, they have to be bold for the surgery), he looked so good, so different, I said hi to him and he say I barely remember you as I
was usually asleep but thank you very much, and shacked my hand.
And after all of this I want to say, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, because as this man was shaking my hand it was also your hand he was shaking, it was you he
was saying thank you to, it was you who made it possible for him to see his children and wife again, to breath on his own and to be happy, I thank god
I get to do this and I thank you for making it possible, your help through this now five years have let me do all this and the good things happening
I'm sure must come back to you because you are the one who made it possible.
My heart is broken because of all that is happen in Mulege lately, is so sad to know that nature can take out so much of my town every year, I know
just how hard it gets when this happens, all the bad roads, all the mold, all the dirt everywhere, all you things gone, I have called my parents and
they are alive but it sure hits hard every time and leaves my beautiful town a little bit lonelier every time, I hope it all gets better soon and I
keep everybody in my prayers and in my heart…
Graduation from school is coming soon and then full time public service for a year. I am investigating hospitals in Germany and Portland, Oregon to
further my studies in neurosurgery. Some have teaching programs that will allow me to complete residency and become U.S. certified neurosurgeon.
Whatever happens I am in a position now to help people who many think are beyond help and save lives of others who have many people who care for them.
I am grateful for the opportunity and love my profession.
So, I will make sure I write to you again soon with more internship adventures, I love you very much and I’m so very thankful for all your help, god
bless you!
Dra. Emi
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jbcoug
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Max,
Thanks for sharing, it seems like only yesterday you were asking for help for this girl from Mulege. We have had the honor of watching this miracle
develop right before our eyes. However small our contributions have been, they have grown to an unimaginable return. You picked the right horse for us
to bet on, she is a thoroughbred and a winner! I can't get past the image of the high school girl we were asked to help. When I receive her emails I
am overwhelmed by her energy, desire, professionalism, and passion. She was born to do this and we were allowed to watch it happen, what a gift.
Selfishly, I hope she ends up working in Portland near me. I would love to spend an hour or two with her, hearing the excitement in her voice as she
describes her journey. Hopefully some of her energy would rub off on this old guy. This has truly been an adventure, and it's only started. This lady
has an amazing future.
\"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.\" Andy Rooney
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Mulegena
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Gosh, what a letter. Wow. Emilia is a star among stars. What a life she is choosing to live. So pleased she's in this world. That she comes from my
chosen hometown Mulege and I've had the pleasure of watching her grow up and realize her dreams gives much comfort and pleasure to this heart.
Thank you, Nomads, and thank you, Max, for working to help her make this life-long dream come true.
Go, Dra. Emi, go!
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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EngineerMike
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Many hands make light work.
This has been easy on our part to offer support in small doses from lots of interested citizens; all that adds up to enough fuel to keep the machine
moving forward. And this story, among many, speaks highly of the Nomad spirit of concern & caring.
Go Emi, Goooooooooooooo!!!
Director, Mulege Student Scholarship Program
Oasis Rio Baja #M-3, & Auburn, CA
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BajaBlanca
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Maxx, do you know if her parents will be able to go to her graduation? This is something I would LOVE to contribute to.....whaddyall think? Can we
pull it off?
Will you be able to go Maxx? If you can get us an address and a date, I also want to send her flowers to honor the occasion.
So so so lucky to have been able to participate in this most incredible of human's life thanks to you Maxx. You truly made this happen, so I also
shake YOUR hand.
The world is lucky to have Emi's in it, docs who dedicate their whole essence to saving our lives.
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akmaxx
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All nice ideas....
I don't know the exact graduation date and yes it would be nice for the parents to attend (will think about that more as it gets closer).
Emi is gunning hard for Portland JB because she has some hospital patrons from up that way and US certification is the gold standard (which she is
capable of attaining given the opportunity).
Many hands make light work is the truth but it is miles easier if the recipient really wants the help and has clear goals in mind. I have helped more
that few ideas along down here only to be shown true colors once the money is invested and/or donated. Live and learn.
Emi is a grand-slam home run in the karma department and her successes have made my other losses tolerable.
A toast to all who have followed this story and nudged it along with their contributions and positive vibes.
Peace,
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BajaBlanca
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Very wise words about choosing the right recipients and this one being a GRAND SLAM.
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EnsenadaDr
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Just to let you know, there are no programs in the US that will allow someone without a Titulo Medico to complete residency in the United States. Emi
needs to do a year of Internship and a year of Social Service in Mexico after graduation to qualify for the Titulo Medico and also pass step 1 and
step 2 of the United States medical Boards before anyone in the US will even consider her to be accepted into a residency program in the United
States. On top of that her grades have to be excellent for the US Boards (over 90%) because she is competing with other students that have been
groomed for the exam in the US since day one, unlike Mexico that does not give you any preparation for the US boards. It's a very tough road, but
graduation is just one more step in many to gain entry to the US for residency. Neurosurgery is probably one of the most competitive fields, and what
she can do is take the ENARM which is the Medical exam in Mexico and depending on her grades there she can enter a residency in neurology in Mexico
meanwhile gain experience in Mexico ih her chosen field. Her writing skills in English are very good, so that shouldn't be an issue. Even to gain
residency in Mexico, she needs to have her Titulo medico and her license to practice medicine (Cedula profesional).
[Edited on 10-8-2014 by EnsenadaDr]
[Edited on 10-8-2014 by EnsenadaDr]
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taoswheat
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Sent a small donation.
JohnW
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akmaxx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by taoswheat
Sent a small donation.
JohnW
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Gracias Senor W. I am sure Emi appreciates and remembers your support from the beginning.
I suspect Emi is tutoring to raise money to bring her folks to the graduation as this would be a very big deal in her family and as I had breakfast
with them yesterday I saw them try not to smile throughout with the pride that is bursting out of them.
Mulege is richer for it when their children bring pride to the pueblo.
Muchisimas gracias,
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LancairDriver
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It is good to see that she seems to be progressing though the program successfully. In many cases young foreign medical students understandably want
to come to the US for access to more modern equipment, training, and much better compensation. Most wind up then staying in the US at no benefit to
their fellow countrymen who many initially set out to help. Hopefully that won't be the case here as Mulege and the rest of Mexico needs all the
trained medical help they can get.
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EngineerMike
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I'm not worried where Emi lands. She may find her truest calling in research, after all her capacity & thirst for learning already led her to a
brief collaboration with Dr. Q who is on the cutting edge.
Wherever she goes she well be advancing the human condition and providing a shining example that Baja's kids are as smart as any kids anywhere in the
world, and demonstrating that removing economic barriers to opportunity is an important duty of all concerned citizens.
Director, Mulege Student Scholarship Program
Oasis Rio Baja #M-3, & Auburn, CA
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BajaBlanca
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So well put, and I agree totally.
This is a woman who may discover the cure to cancer or another disease. May she be guided to the perfect location to benefit the world accordingly.
I still can't get over how amazing she is and how without Maxx seeing her and believing in her, we might never have been able to help her!
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Sharrone
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Emi
| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
"If you are feeling the spirit drop her a note and a donation at:"
[correction] egvbuckovecs@gmail.com |
Just sent a little for her. So proud of this young lady.
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