Blinded and Burned by Electricity
This 18 year old boy, named Sollah, came to our team last month. Two years ago, he was asleep in a taxi when an electrical line landed on the vehicle. He awoke with his body burned and blinded by cataracts. The local hospital was able to treat all of his burns (which...
French, Farming, and Church
We have been in beautiful, sunny, HOT Togo, Africa for 3 months now. We have come a long way in many aspects of the word. We are breaking into a new language and can communicate some but we have a long way to go. We have French lessons that are classroom style every...
Nakai’s Story
Most of our patients are accompanied by a family member or loved one. Naturally, we assumed that the man who brought Nakai was her husband or brother. We were surprised to hear that he was not. Nakai is an 80-year-old widow who has requested eye surgery three times...