Completion of the Jornada with Harding

The week of clinics with Harding went very quickly in Chichicastenango.  We had two days in Paxot III and two days in Chuchipaca.

After the second day in Paxot III, it was time to pack up, to load up, to unload and then eventually, pack up again. If this makes sense to you, then you have probably been down and worked in a clinic with us.

This is Karla and Vanessa packing up.

 

Evelyn from Rio Mactzul, helped us in Chuchipaca and wanted a phtoto to remember our two days together.

 

On Thursday afternoon, I had a great surprise and two welcomed visitors.  Victor from Xepol came to see us and to get some medicine. The history with Victor is what makes him such a special patient.  When he first started coming to clinics, he would have several seizures a day and would be in fights with the other boys at school.  Slowly, as his seizures decreased in numbers, he was in less fights.

I do not remember the exact story but eventually, I bought him an UNC ball cap when he went a specific number of weeks without a fight. This photo is of Victor in 2010 at 11 years old.

 

This is now Victor with his mom and he is now 27 years old.

 

His mom told me that once or twice a month, his hand may have a tremor and that they are so thankful for the medicine.

 

Soon we will be packing up the trucks to return to the coast.   The eye surgical team will arrived on the 9th with Lipscomb University. It was be a great week of eye and ortho surgeries!