On the 12th day of Christmas

It’s time to dream about The Future

As the only organization working in Tanzania with this type of condition, we have so many dreams for the future.  Some are about changing spine care throughout the whole country, some are about the treatment of people with disabilities.  But, let’s talk about the immediate future, the next year or so…

You read on Day 7 about Dr. Massawe, a Tanzanian doctor and our plan to increase his skills so he can start helping his own Tanzanian citizens.  This is an important first step.

The next dream is to host a scoliosis screening program for a week in Tanzania, maybe even as soon as this summer.  The dream is to start identifying more cases early and get them bracing, physical therapy, and monitoring.  Let’s help more and more kids before they get to a life-threatening condition.

The final piece to this puzzle, and by far the most adventurous of our goals, is to bring a team of surgeon from the US to Tanzania.  They would come for two weeks and perform 15 surgeries during that time.  That would provide surgery for almost every child on the waiting list in one trip.  This also would allow us to continue training Tanzanian doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers in the identification and treatment of children with a variety of spinal deformities. 

There are no shortages of opportunities.  Now, we need the support to make this happen.  This includes talented skilled people, resources, infrastructure, and capital.  Sometimes it feels down right impossible.  But then I see the faces of each one of these children, and then I see the children on the waiting list, still waiting...It’s going to take a lot of work, but I know we can do it.  We have to!  I hope you are there with us every step of the way!

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