As we head into the end of our last full day of surgery, we wanted to take a second and remember a woman who was a friend to us all and a valued member of our team, Yashica Baker. “Cheeks,” as well all affectionately called her, was an incredible woman who was a valued member of the KF team and came on many trips with us, even bringing her daughter, Diamond, a couple of trips.
Read MoreAt this point, I couldn’t tell you if it’s morning, afternoon, or night given the lack of sleep, BUT I can tell you that we’re having another awesome day at Kids First!
Read MoreLast night, the team didn’t pack up and head out until around midnight. Mind you, we had arrived around 7:30 yesterday morning, so if you’re counting, that’s a cool 16 hours at the hospital. Talk about starting off the week strong!
Read MoreWe’re off to the races as our 2015 trip has officially commenced. Months of planning, organizing, and prepping have gone into this trip. This year we have 30 doctors, nurses, and volunteers that have taken time off of work and traveled from New York, California, and everywhere in between to serve children from across Mexico. We are extremely grateful for our wonderful KF 2015 team!!
Read MoreJust a little recap of what happened Thursday-Saturday, Thursday the team had another fairly long day, but we were able to leave by around 9 to head to one of our favorite local spots for dinner, El Correo.
Read MoreWe just finished a tremendous trip to San Miguel de Allende. Counting the children we examined in February on our pre-operative trip, those in the clinic on Sunday, May 18, and those who came to the hospital during the week we were operating, we evaluated over 230 children.
Read MoreThe blogger has been slacking lately, my appologies! The last few days were jammed packed so it was hard to take a second and let the rest of the world know what the KF team has been up to!
Read MoreIt was supposed to be our shorter day because we were to be honored by various officials and volunteers at Hank’s restaurant last night. However Kid’s First always works until the job gets done, and you can’t rush an artist at work. So the day promised to be shorter, but still heavy.
Read MoreYesterday was probably our longest day of the week. Whoever said hump day is a hill to get over clearly was not at El Hospital General on Tuesday. The day began with a little tag team action by Dr. Fitch and Dr. Mencio as they both started with a bilateral open hip reduction and pelvic osteotomies.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love Monday mornings? Here at Kid’s First, they’re our specialty. Everyone arrived pumped up for the first day and eager to see which kids were on the board. With an add-on or two, today’s total was 14 patients. What can we say, we like to start with a bang.
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