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Living in Honduras for the past 8 years has been an amazing adventure. People often ask me what's a normal day like for me. Well, there is nothing normal about any day of my family's life in Honduras. It's an adventure. I hope to be able to share some of our daily adventures and experiences through this blog. Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Priceless Surgery in Atlanta


Meet Aleyda Zepeda. She’s 21 years old and for her entire life she had been in pain. Pain caused by severe scoliosis. So severe that her curved spine prevents one of her lungs from working. Aleyda is from a small farming village outside of Choluteca. She came to us when she was 17 years old. For 4 years Ally has worked to get Aleyda the surgery she needed. First in Honduras but after having a surgery date set and after having purchased the rod she’d need to straighten her spine the surgeon decided that the surgery was too complex for the technology available in Honduras. On a whelm Ally presented Aleyda’s case to Childspring International, a foundation based in Atlanta that brings children from around the world to the US for surgery. The key word there is CHILDREN. Aleyda was no longer a child and it would be a real long shot that they’d accept her case. God opened doors and hearts and Aleyda was accepted but Childspring still had to find a hospital and dr. willing to perform the surgery free of charge.

On Friday of last week Aleyda embarked on the biggest trip of her life, from her small village to the largest airport in the US, Altanta.. On Monday, Sept. 15 Aleyda had her first doctor’s appointment and surgery is now scheduled for Oct. 2. The cost of the entire surgery has been donated, the surgeon expense alone is valued at over $100,000. Obviously this is a sum of money that is unimaginable for most Hondurans. Praise God for opening these doors to change Aleyda’s life forever.

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