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JDC SPINE AND HEART PROGRAM
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SPINE SURGERY$18,000-$22,500
Dear Friends and Supporters:
HEART SURGERY $2,500-$10,000
At year’s end, we’d like to report on our work, thank you, and ask for your
continued Support.
International Life-Saving Surgery ProgramDr. Rick Hodes, Medical Director- AJJDC Ethiopia
December 2016
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DEAR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS: WarmgreetingstoyouallfromAddisAbaba!We’dliketoreportonouryear,andaskforyoursupport.
2016hasbeengame-changing.Ourmedicalworkrunsin3yearcycles;ourprojectexpiredinJune.WhileIsteppedout,theprojectwasreviewedandscrutinisedbytheEthiopianMinistryofHealth(MOH)andCharitiesCommission,andgivensuperbreviews.Asasignofsupport,theyrenewedit–foranunprecedented5years!
OuroutpatientworkhasbeenatYekatit12Hospital.TheMOHaskedustomovetoSt.Paul’sUniversityHospitalsystem.ThisisagreatopportunitytoexpandandtrainEthiopians.Laterthismonth,we’llmovetoAaBETHospital(AddisAbabaBurnEmergencyTraumaHospital).TheEthiopiangovernmenthasdeterminedthatourspinecentershouldbeheadquarteredthere.
Ethiopiaisundera“stateofemergency,”whichhasmadelifemoredif\icult.Medicalteamscancelledtrips.Butwefeelsafe,andlifegoeson.
Dr.TedfromTexas,Dr.SarahfromKansas,Dr.KamalfromChicagoandDr.BoachiefromGhanahaveeachcome,andwe’vedone54surgeriesinEthiopiathisyear.InGhanawehavedone31surgeries.Andatthiswriting,wehave5patientsinGhana.
Lastweek,Iwasinseclusionfor3days,scrutinisingtherecordsof180ofourmostchallengingpatients.Wechose22patientstogotoGhananextweek,withadditionalpatientstodepartin2017.
AndwhenI\lytoAmericatomorrownight,I’mbringingwithmetwin16yearoldboysnamedMarkosandTamratBogale,whowillhavespinesurgeryinDallasbyDr.TedBelanger.
Wehavegotten121newheartpatientssofarthisyear.WehavenothadtimeorfundstosendagrouptoIndiaforheartsurgerythisyear,buthopetodothatinearly2017.
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New Spine Patients
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Some of our successes: AliyahMohammedwascarriedintoourof\ice,theSaturdaybeforeEthiopianEaster,paralysed.Wedroppedeverything,closedtheof\iceandRickdrovehertoourCTcenterforanemergencyCTscan.ThisshowedthatshehadaZ-shapedspine,causedbyageneticcondition:neuro\ibromatosis.TheonlywaytotrytopossiblysaveherlifeandrestoreherwalkingwastosendherimmediatelytoGhana,fortractionandsurgery.
Lemma,our\inenurse,tookhertoGhanaandsettledherintoFOCOSHospital.Shehadseveralmonthsoftraction,followedbysurgery,doneintraction.Aliyahisnowwalking!
Mes.inTadesse:Lifefor19-year-oldMes\inTadessewasnoteasy.Hisbackbegandeformingasababy.Helost65%ofhislungfunction.Hisfather,apriestandfarmer,diedunexpectedly,leavinghimwithhismomandniece.Despiteallthis,hegraduated#1inhishighschoolclass,andwasadmittedtoAddisAbabaUniversity’scivilengineeringschool.
Unexpectedly,astrangeronanAddisAbabastreetpulledhimasideandtoldhimaboutaspinedoctorinAddisnamedDr.Rick.Mes\inwasshocked–thenotionofaspinedoctorwasanewconcept,aswasfreetreatment.The\irstthingMes\insawatourclinicwasanAmericandoctorhandingeggstopatientsoutside.Webeginclinicwith40hard-boiledeggs,tofeedsomeofourhungrypatients.WecalculatedMes\inhadaspinalangleof165°fromthefront,
and135°fromtheside.Hehadanadditional65°anglebetweenthe2sidesofhisback(thisisenormous!).WesenthimtoFOCOSHospitalinGhana,whereheunderwent3monthsoftraction,followedbyspinesurgerybyDr.Boachie,andmonthsofphysicaltherapy.
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Nowbackinengineeringschool,Mes\inreportshisfavoriteclassis“theoryofstructures.”Hetoldus:“Idon’thavewordstoexpresshowmuchIappreciateDr.Rickandhisattitudetowardspatients.IthankGodforJDCsupportingmysurgery.”
Meet some of our upcoming patients:
FevenSolomon,10
Aboutayearago,Fevenwaswalkingtoschoolwithhermotherwhenoneofourpatientshappenedtobeatthesameplaceatthesametime!Ourpatienttoldthemaboutthespineprogramandanopportunityforfreesurgery.Fevenandhermotherwereoverjoyed–doctorsatalocalhospitalhadtoldthefamilythatherdeformitywasincurablebymedicine,andthatanychanceofanoperationwouldcostthousandsofdollars.Feven’sfatherdiedwhenshewasathree,thenshemovedintohergrandparents’housewithhermother,whoworksinaprintshoptosupportthefamily.Fevenradiateshappiness,despiteconsistentteasingatschool.Shetoldusshe’sveryexcitedtoexperiencelifewithastraightback,andwe’rejustasexcitedtoseehernewfoundcon\idence.
LeulThomas,7We’vebeenfollowing7-year-oldLeulsincehewasaninfant.He’sanonlychild,hisfatherisataxidriverandmotherisahairdresser.Theytellusthatwhentheylookattheirson,alltheycanthinkaboutis\indingacureforhisspinaldeformity.Thesepastfewweekshavebeentheirhappiestsincehewasborn–LeulwillbeheadingtoGhanaforsurgerybeforetheNewYear!
SamuelKefato,14Samuelhasacongenitaldeformityrelatedtohisgeneticcondition–neuro\ibromatosis.HismotherandfatheraresubsistencefarmersinruralHosana,230kmfromAddis.Theyfeedtheirfamilyof10childrenwithwhattheygrow,andtheleftoverfoodistakentomarkettoearnasmallsumofmoney.
HisauntwasattendingmassataCatholicchurchinAddisandapproachedaMotherTeresa’sMissionnunabouthernephew,Samuel.Thenunlitupandsaid:“GotoDr.Rick’sof\ice,thisishisspecialty!”
Samuelwantstodedicatehislifetosavingothers,ashisisbeingsaved.Hesays,“IwanttobeadoctorlikeDr.RickwhenIgrowup".
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Before and after clinical
traction
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Agreatspinoff:RickwasinHamusitdistributingPlumpyNutsupplementalfoodtomalnourishedkidswhenhemet3childrenwithcleftlipandpalates.ThenextweekavisitingcleftsurgeonarrivedunexpectedlyinAddisAbaba.WegotonthephoneandbroughtthesekidstoAddisAbaba,andtheyhadsuccessfulsurgery.
Partners: Dallas:Dr.TedBelanger:Tedhascome7yearsinarow.Heoperatedon2ofourpatientsinDallasfromlastyearaswell.TwinbrothersMarkosandTamratwilldepartshortly.
NuvasiveSpineFoundation:Rickwasthekeynotespeakerattheirgalain2017.NuvasivecontinuestosponsorDr.Kamal’swork.
Austin:SpineHopecancelledtheirmissionduetothepoliticalsituation,buttheywillreschedulein2017.
MedtroniccontinuestosupportDr.Ted’swork,andallofhispatientsreceivefreeMedtronicimplants.
DePuis-SynthesiscontinuestosupportDr.Sara’swork,andherpatientsreceivefreeDupuisimplants.
Dr.JeffKanelofCaliforniawillsoonoperateaspinepatientofours.
Colorado:NotedspinesurgeonDr.ShayBessoperatedherewithDr.Ted,andwilloperateononeofourspinepatientsinDenver.
Dr.BoachieandFOCOScontinuetobeourmainpartnerinthisendeavor, andwearealwaysinclosecontactwiththem.
AIMS-AmritaHospitalinCochin,Indiacontinuestobeourmainheartpartner.Theyareamazinglydedicatedtomankind.
UniversityofRochester:ThePathologyDepartmentcontinuestodoourpathologyatnocost.Justlastnight,avisitingdoc\lewoutwithasampleofahugeshouldertumorfromadestitutepatient.
HenrySchein-WearegratefulthatHenryScheincontinuestosupplyINRtestingequipment,sowecanprovidefreebloodteststoourheartpatients.
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Trainees: Wearetrainingseveralsurgeons,andhopetoexpandtoprimarycarespine,aswellasphysicaltherapyandanesthesia:
Dr.Birhanu,neurosurgeon,operateswithDrs.KamalandBoachie.HehasvisitedFOCOSinGhana,andwillstudyinAmerica.
Dr.EskinderworkswiththeTexasteam.
Dr.ElijahMuteti(rightpic)comesupfromKenyaandjoinstheTexans.
Four nurses from AaBET spent a month at FOCOS Hospital in Ghana, learning intensive care techniques.
Academics: TheFoxStudyofsomeofthemostdif\icultspinepatientsintheworldcontinues.Abouthalfofthepatientsareours.Recently,16patientswenttoGhanaforextensiveevaluation,2yearsaftertheirsurgeries.
2papersonourworkinGhanahavebeenpublished,anddataonourtractionpatientspresentedattheSRSmeetinginPrague.
ThissummerRickgaveakeylectureatAbrahamVerghese’sStanfordconferencepromotingphysicalexamination.HehasbeeninvitedtobecomeafoundingmemberoftheSocietyforBedsideMedicineandinvitedtogivegrandroundsatStanford,Alabama,Kansas,andSanAntonio.
RickwasthecommencementspeakerattheUniversityofRochesterMedicalSchool.HewasawardedtheHutchisonAward,thehighestawardthattheuniversitygives,fordistinguishedpublicservice.
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Some of our stars: TilahunandBe.ikadu,2boyswhomwetreatedforcancer,wenttoCampGoodDaysandSpecialTimesinRochester,NYthissummer.Tilahunwasastar!
Please sponsor a patient:
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Getachew, M, 16
Addis, F, 10 Feven, F, 10 Semhal, F, 5
Hanan, F, 5Samuel, M, 14
Kalkidan, F, 7 Kemila, F, 11 Leul, M, 7
Mihret, F, 11Mohamednur, M, 17
Million, F, 11
Abdulseme, M, 14 Betelhem,F, 4 Melaku,M, 12
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How’s
For 2017 - NewhomeatAaBET–Wecan’twait!
MajorFundraiserinVancouver:OurfriendGarySegalisplanningamajorfundraiser:BringBackHope2inJune.
NowthatApplehasreleasedcomputers,weneedtoupgradeouroverloadedsystems.Doesanyonehaveadiscountonhigh-levelApplesystems?
Wehopetoraisemoremoneyandhelpmorepeople.Withluckwecanbring2heartgroupstoIndiaandseveralcomplexspinegroupstoGhana.
WithYourhelp,andtheAlmighty’s,wecansavelives.
Thankyou!
RickHodes,MDandtheJDC-EthiopiaSpineandHeartteamethiopianspines@gmail.com
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Nazrawit, F, 13 Tirunesh,F, 24 Wubalem
Wubiye, F, 18 Zemichael,M, 8 Selam,F, 4
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