Penn State Hershey Medical Center Alumna Linda Camp, MD traveled to Honduras in February
United States of America (Press Release) May 1, 2008 --
SANTA ROSA DE COPAN, HONDURAS—Penn State Hershey Medical Center Alumna Linda Camp, MD traveled to Honduras in February with Central American Medical Outreach, Inc. (CAMO) plastic surgery team for her second year.
CAMO Founder and CEO Kathy Tschiegg described one case that stood out, “He was a prefect little baby boy whose eyes would smile when we spoke to him. The exceptions to his perfection were the multiple deformities of the face,” said Tschiegg. “His one ear was a skin tab. He had a cleft lip and palette. The area for his mouth extended to the jaw joint with skin tabs at each side of his face.”
“I looked at this child and then to Dr. Les Mohler and Dr. Linda Camp. ‘Where would they start?’” Tschiegg wondered.
“I asked God to bring someone to help him,” said Jenny Rosario Hernandez, the 22-year old mother who fed her little son by carefully dripping milk from a cup down his throat.
“I was so impressed by the love of his mother, said Kathy Tschiegg, Central American Medical Outreach, Inc. (CAMO) Founder and CEO.
“I was surprised how well nourished he was,” said Dr. Les Mohler, retired plastic surgeon from Sunbury, OH, who reconstructed the five-month old’s palette. Jenny prayed that God would bless the surgeon’s hands.
The baby was given back to the mother after surgery and she wept uncontrollably. The team thought perhaps her expectation had not been met.
“It was very emotional. My child is so beautiful. I had so much joy that I could not stop crying,” Jenny described seeing her son for the first time after surgery. Later she asked for a photograph of Sergio and said she had never wanted a photograph before.
Since 1993, CAMO has renovated the Hospital de Occidente, public health and community buildings and continually expanded to now offer 17 healthcare programs in Santa Rosa de Copan. CAMO, a humanitarian aid organization based in Orrville, OH, cares for more than 143,000 medical needs with an average of $2 million in donated medical supplies, equipment and expertise annually. CAMO, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, multiplies every $1 donated into $4.
To learn more about the caring work of CAMO, visit: www.CAMO.org
CAMO Founder and CEO Kathy Tschiegg described one case that stood out, “He was a prefect little baby boy whose eyes would smile when we spoke to him. The exceptions to his perfection were the multiple deformities of the face,” said Tschiegg. “His one ear was a skin tab. He had a cleft lip and palette. The area for his mouth extended to the jaw joint with skin tabs at each side of his face.”
“I looked at this child and then to Dr. Les Mohler and Dr. Linda Camp. ‘Where would they start?’” Tschiegg wondered.
“I asked God to bring someone to help him,” said Jenny Rosario Hernandez, the 22-year old mother who fed her little son by carefully dripping milk from a cup down his throat.
“I was so impressed by the love of his mother, said Kathy Tschiegg, Central American Medical Outreach, Inc. (CAMO) Founder and CEO.
“I was surprised how well nourished he was,” said Dr. Les Mohler, retired plastic surgeon from Sunbury, OH, who reconstructed the five-month old’s palette. Jenny prayed that God would bless the surgeon’s hands.
The baby was given back to the mother after surgery and she wept uncontrollably. The team thought perhaps her expectation had not been met.
“It was very emotional. My child is so beautiful. I had so much joy that I could not stop crying,” Jenny described seeing her son for the first time after surgery. Later she asked for a photograph of Sergio and said she had never wanted a photograph before.
Since 1993, CAMO has renovated the Hospital de Occidente, public health and community buildings and continually expanded to now offer 17 healthcare programs in Santa Rosa de Copan. CAMO, a humanitarian aid organization based in Orrville, OH, cares for more than 143,000 medical needs with an average of $2 million in donated medical supplies, equipment and expertise annually. CAMO, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, multiplies every $1 donated into $4.
To learn more about the caring work of CAMO, visit: www.CAMO.org
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