Monthly Archives: November 2014

Lima is a city of almost 9 million people, and it seems that not one person works near where they live. Districts that long ago were separate little communities have grown into a smoggy urban sprawl. It should take 45 … Continue reading →

Wednesday we continued as before…family meetings and individual therapy for the kids who were being discharged, and individual therapy for community members who were given appointments on screening day (or who wandered in). By late Wednesday afternoon, we were ready … Continue reading →

Academicians are talking about interprofessional education these days, and the benefits it brings. SLPs who work alongside other disciplines don’t need to be convinced of this; it has always been the way we prefer to work. Here on our Healing … Continue reading →

Tuesday morning brought the first of our patients to be discharged from the wards. These kids had surgery on Monday and they were looking pretty bright-eyed and ready to get back at it. We saw all of them for speech … Continue reading →

We were back on the bus by 630 AM, with the fabulous Henry the bus driver at the wheel. Today is the first day of surgery, mostly for kids with cleft palates and other complicated cases. Lip repairs are done … Continue reading →

Greetings from Lima, Peru! Healing the Children Rocky Mountains, along with some of us from Healing the Children Northeast are back at Sergio Bernales Hospital in the Comas section of Peru. We will be here for a week, providing surgery … Continue reading →