Surgical mission trip with Operation International that will have a surgical and intensive care component. Anticipating numerous head and neck surgeries.
The people of rural Kenya
The surgeries performed have life altering impact for the people of Kenya, disfiguring scars and contractors make everyday l
tasks difficult, Immensely large thyroid goiters make eating and sleeping difficult, hernias can become life threatening emergencies if surgery is not done to correct them.
139 people received surgery during our mission week. Some of the most daily life changing surgeries were colostomy reversals, there is a lack of resources for these supplies causing great daily stress. We performed many thyroid removals which on thyroids so large it is painful to eat or lay flat to sleep and caused daily stress
