Author Archives: Dr. Jane

Most of you will remember Piedad – our friend/patient from Colombia who spent six months with my twin sister, Susan, in Florida receiving treatment for her congenital lymphedema and elephantiasis. Piedad is back in her home town of Tumaco, Colombia … Continue reading →

I could use your help!  We are thrilled to have started our women’s club again.  We have a group of approximately 30 women who meet once a week at the Clinic.  A few of them are Christians – most of … Continue reading →

Things are coming together!  We have more good news.  Piedad’s daughter, Susan Abigail, has also received her visa, and will be coming with Piedad to the United States.  Abigail turned four in December, and it would have been very difficult … Continue reading →

I have some great news to share!  Many of you will remember Piedad Batalla.  She is the young Colombian woman who we initially met in February of 2008.  She has lymphedema praecox – which had reached the severe stage of … Continue reading →

As many of you know, we are in the process of raising funds for our new hospitalization area and emergency room.  So far, we have approximately half of what we need for our construction project. One of our supporters has … Continue reading →

We are excited about our plans to build a new hospitalization area at the Clinic.  As we prepare for the construction project, one of the needs we have is additional equipment for the new building. We have been working with … Continue reading →

Prior to our operations in July, Nancy Escobar came to see me for pain in her upper abdomen on the right side.  (For those of you who know Nancy Ferrin, Gonzalo´s wife – this is not she – this is … Continue reading →

As most of you know, San Lorenzo is considered by most people to be a fairly dangerous place.  We are known for having high levels of crime, violence and murder.  But we have been very blessed at the Clinic – … Continue reading →

We are very thankful for the wonderful well that we have at the Clinic.  The well was dug in 2006, and since then we have had a reliable source of water – even during our dry seasons.  We have had … Continue reading →

Over the past 10 years the surgical services that we offer at the Clinic have expanded greatly.  We have gone from simple procedures done under local or regional anesthesia (small “lumps and bumps,” uncomplicated hernias, tubal ligations) to complicated cases … Continue reading →