Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego.....

Trey's been traveling around a lot this year and he still has more to go.  So far he's been to 4 countries this year which has been fun for him as he enjoys seeing new places and especially when he goes to places where people speak Arabic.  The purpose of these trips is to see if our hospital can help others by bringing them to our hospital or sending staff to do medical trainings at hospitals in less fortunate countries. 



Last week he took a trip to Kurdistan in the Northern part of Iraq.  It was a fabulous trip and he loved his time there. He said the people were wonderful and the scenery was beautiful.  It reminded him a lot of Bethlehem but just a bit more built up.  He said that it was more modern than he expected. 

Last year, the hospital brought a little girl from Kurdistan to Oasis Hospital to have club foot surgery.  Her situation was pretty severe and she needed good medical attention.  Overall, CURE does many surgeries for club foot in their other hospitals and through their club foot clinics but our facility has not yet up to this point.   

While she and her father were here for her surgery and recovery, we had the chance to get close to them during their 2 month stay.  Last week, they were able to see this little girl and her family a bunch which was great. Trey loved this family and they were fabulous hosts.  

We have a new orthopedic surgeon coming to our hospital this fall,  so our hope is that we will be able to do more of these things.  They were able to meet with a mom and her son who had been injured by a bombing.  He will need many more surgeries, but the hope is that we could help him in the UAE.