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Reflection from Helen O'Neill on the 2010 Mission
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:47 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:43
I just feel it shows the team work of our group and that of the El Salvador group. The young mother I saw was in due to her baby loosing weight and she had a sore on her breast. After asking her questions and finding more information, she was breast feeding when she did not have food. We sent her to Mental health and they talked with her and found out she had no income and many days without food. Padro the social worker got her some groceries and is taking her on as a special assignment to help her find ways to earn money or food. That is what I think our whole mission is all about. Follow up is what is most important and with the excellent team we have here and in El Salvador I feel these people are better off.
Many of the patients I saw over the last week had a lot of emotional problems. There were too many without food or a means to supply for their families.
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Reflection from Mary O'Neill on the 2010 Mission
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:47 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:40
It was hot already when we arrived midmorning. People were calmly lined-up to be seen. My assignment was to work with Dr. Daniella. As I arranged a workstation, a woman approached Dr. Daniella to ask a favor.
"My mother is 92 yrs old and cannot walk to the clinic. I think she has an infection in her leg. Would it be possible for you to go to her?" This exchange was, of course, in Spanish and had to be translated for me. All kinds of skin infections went through our heads, some worse than others. It was decided by Daniella that we had to go the house.
Ernesto, our faithful driver, took us down a maze of dirt roads to this woman’s house. It was a humble home, made of sticks and mud. All of the food preparation and cooking, along with the laundry, was done in the yard, just outside the door. The old woman was arthritic, slightly stooped over and had work-worn hands and arms. Her face was tanned and lined with age. You could tell that she had work hard, outside, all of her long life. Yet, she seemed happy!
Medical Mission El Salvador
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:46 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 22 June 2010 12:39
The focus of the medical mission program in the Diocese of Central New York is to be in relationship with the people of our companion diocese of El Salvador through education, medicine and compassion. This mission will provide yearly medical campaigns to designated villages. The overlying goal during these campaigns is to provide health promotion, health education and treatment of disease. Medical care involves the treatment and diagnosis of both chronic and acute care. For cases of chronic illnesses which need ongoing pharmaceutical care, medications are provided and left with the diocesan physician. Each year, approximately 1500 people are given medical care through the Mission of Miracles during the week long health campaign.
