tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71193648354047961622024-03-12T19:53:40.652-06:002ftprostheticsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079670485398138399noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-79024163481349002612014-12-23T20:36:00.001-07:002014-12-23T20:36:49.652-07:00Donate to 2ft Prosthetics When Buying on AmazonHave 0.5% of your purchase on AmazonSmile go to 2ft Prosthetics this Christmas Season by clicking on the link below.<br />
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DaveWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890290459657020316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-62149219150928286342014-03-19T23:35:00.000-06:002014-03-19T23:35:15.049-06:00Your Support is Needed - Donate United MileagePlus Miles for Micronesia!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Micronesia is one of the most poverty-stricken nations in the developing world. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Over 2,000 islands are scattered across an ocean area the size of the United States. Transportation between islands is limited and airfares are very expensive.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"> H</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">ealthcare is nearly nonexistent, and medical diagnoses are widespread and far-reaching. Diabetes in particular is one such prevalent condition, and many people are required to undergo painful and life-altering amputations. </span><span style="color: #500050;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fact: </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Diabetes strikes hundreds of people in Micronesia. Many are required to undergo painful, life-altering amputations, making diabetes the primary cause of amputations in Pacific island nations like Micronesia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At 2ft Prosthetics (<a href="http://www.2ftprosthetics.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">2ftprosthetics.org</a>), we are working with the primary hospitals of Micronesia to establish their first prosthetics program. By partnering with the Ayuda Foundation, medical and engineering volunteers can travel to Micronesia using donated <b><i>United MileagePlus Miles</i></b> to train local medical staff to make and fit prosthetic legs and ultimately provide a better quality of life for these islanders.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Donate your <b><i>United MileagePlus Miles</i></b> now to help send volunteers to Micronesia. Don’t let your unused miles go to waste—your contribution will help better the lives of those in need of medical care. <i> </i>Note that frequent flyer mileage with Star Alliance Members (e.g. US Airways, Luftsansa, Swiss Air, Continental, etc.) can be converted to </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>United MileagePlus Miles</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ensure your miles go toward setting up the first prosthetics clinic in Micronesia by declaring how many miles will be donated to 2ft Prosthetics in the form below. There is a minimum donation of 500 miles (but no maximum!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Click on the link below to donate your <b><i>United MileagePlus Miles</i></b> through United Airlines. Be sure to donate your miles to the Ayuda Foundation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do you have any friends or colleagues who are frequent travelers? Are there family members who has </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">United MileagePlus Miles </i>that are going to expire soon? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Please share this message with others!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Should you have any trouble donating your miles or have any further questions regarding our mission, contact 2ft Prosthetics at </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:info@2ftprosthetics.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">info@2ftprosthetics.org</a>. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you have trouble viewing the form in Step 1, please email us your responses to </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:info@2ftprosthetics.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">info@2ftprosthetics.org</a>.</span></b></span></div>
DaveWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890290459657020316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-91563351919484349032014-01-28T21:19:00.000-07:002014-01-28T21:19:23.924-07:00OneSize Foot Concept - OneWorld ProstheticsCheck out the OneSize prosthetic foot that 2ft Prosthetics is developing in conjunction with OneWorld Prosthetics!!<br />
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<br />DaveWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890290459657020316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-4422816656884685672013-09-10T21:57:00.002-06:002013-09-10T22:04:07.136-06:00Mission: Micronesia 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
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2ft Prosthetics is excited to work with the Federated States of Micronesia to provide prosthetic legs to amputees in FSM! There are currently no prosthetic services in FSM, so this is greatly needed. We are working with the hospitals in Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, and Pohnpei islands, and are planning to send an initial contingency of prosthetists in January 2014.<br />
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This is where we can use your help! In order to start fitting amputees in Micronesia, we are going to need to get equipment, tools, and prosthetic components to send to Micronesia, as well as send prosthetists down for training local medical staff. Any donations of equipment, tools, prosthetic components, airline "buddy passes" or Skymiles, or also monetary donations are greatly appreciated. <br />
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DaveWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890290459657020316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-52177271998638159292012-07-14T11:26:00.002-06:002012-07-14T11:26:44.443-06:00You Tube Video-Guatemala<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.connect2utah.com/news/features/pay-it-forward/stories/vid_15.shtml#.T1EldQKjR34.blogger"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-51782524814583567372011-11-20T20:09:00.003-07:002011-11-21T01:23:14.122-07:00News Broadcast from TongaThis broadcast aired while we were in Tonga in June, 2010.<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/kl-ywoTNJbU"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kl-ywoTNJbU" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /></a>DaveWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890290459657020316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-67580072086321676562011-10-30T22:59:00.000-06:002011-10-30T22:59:08.121-06:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">New Group Picture- October 2011<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkcvy-pHAo9oZmE-XiptTX5Nn-ciei99Jwh6i1FyRlu5TB3QVA3jXAqeSbVAdbgExr-_F80_lCg2ogaO80YKDtqD1ifEZ7UC5HB5D9MQ296P6JG4HmSJXWHivksR0Vt58uMSjs0h0cpY/s1600/DSCF4559.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkcvy-pHAo9oZmE-XiptTX5Nn-ciei99Jwh6i1FyRlu5TB3QVA3jXAqeSbVAdbgExr-_F80_lCg2ogaO80YKDtqD1ifEZ7UC5HB5D9MQ296P6JG4HmSJXWHivksR0Vt58uMSjs0h0cpY/s320/DSCF4559.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-57359660140917414802011-10-30T22:18:00.001-06:002011-10-30T22:25:40.176-06:00Homecoming Parade<div style="text-align: center;">2ft. Prosthetics participated in the BYU Homecoming Parade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GEd1-tXmheIDTqDvqI3Oh-8EjTDRy2Z-IGq6kfIlTP8io0sSbIebN6ncOUHwo34JtcEC1V1yZyeY2Uecem1Ip97hdUnoLm4HKUcDl6SCD0MGdU4-9MCpJzqiENVwcDcfkXiXGxN0Tkc/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GEd1-tXmheIDTqDvqI3Oh-8EjTDRy2Z-IGq6kfIlTP8io0sSbIebN6ncOUHwo34JtcEC1V1yZyeY2Uecem1Ip97hdUnoLm4HKUcDl6SCD0MGdU4-9MCpJzqiENVwcDcfkXiXGxN0Tkc/s320/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669506846149658242" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuexfWAqid_WDWytMw_EkGDuf03aJdOjJKHGDUwOVAatZOZaEYoAgvXN9AaTKLrDUxZqKduNoladZfBb_qYE9mhoZyGedPNjqOE4yvKaYaw1upsox2ChfFE0wfeQ7RE_UVSbsQ6hHUtHk/s320/IMG_0167.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669506851889586274" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWlbiTlW8undnYkVgYmHhDkbX3YknfJHL-HzodXoXfceaDTf_mcQVLBEwoEu5w8rzWpB95GlpvszOnM8FbERtrNc6t-D1OEC6bnRtLu1kfBHllOaHQ1Pq21wDmpJWwpb4IoS-AtPqATc/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669506859211575730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span>It was a little cold and rainy, but we brought in some generous donations and had a blast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Provo!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-32006917064714228792011-09-22T14:03:00.003-06:002011-09-22T14:07:13.750-06:00Good Things Utah<div style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/cs_api/iframe?pl_id=20010&page_count=5&wpid=9604&windows=1&tags=CCTVI_GTU&show_title=0&va_id=2865549&auto_next=1&auto_start=0" width="425" height="330"></iframe></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="KonaBody"><div class="StoryBody" style="color: rgb(100, 50, 14); font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 32px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; "><div class="StoryBlockFirst"><div class="StoryText" style="text-align: left;clear: left; font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 20px; "><br /></div><div class="StoryText" style="clear: left; font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 20px; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Julie Baker Bagley directs a team of students at Utah Valley University who do service. Their group is called International Service Abroad. When they heard about the project one of her previous students, Doug Wright, was working on with his friend Dave Williams, they jumped on board. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Doug, Julie and a dozen UVU students, traveled to Guatemala for two weeks in June to support a humanitarian project that will provide low-cost prosthetics to an area devastated by an earthquake in 2009. In support of the humanitarian efforts their team builds unique limbs made from polyvinyl chloride, more commonly known as PVC. The prosthetics can be attached for around 15 percent of the cost of an average prosthetic. The goal is to start self-sustaining clinics that can provide prosthetics for those who are not able to afford them. This humanitarian project is changing the lives of both the volunteers and the recipients. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The focus of 2Ft Prosthetics is to establish, step by step, similar clinics worldwide in underdeveloped countries and the US. The UVU club plans to participate in another 2Ft Prosthetics project in the future, possibly in New Zealand. One of UVU's students will produce a documentary on the trip for his senior project. The documentary will hopefully be ready the first part of November. These students plan and organize humanitarian projects worldwide. They have visited other countries where they have left a lasting impact. The aim is to restore hope and much needed relief.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">For more information or to join in their cause visit:</span><cite><a href="http://www.2ftprosthetics.org/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">www.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2ftprosthetics</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">.org</span></a></cite></div></div></div></div></div><div class="Copyright" style="float: left; font-size:0.9em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="Copyright" style="float: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="Copyright" style="float: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright 2011 Newport Television LLC All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.</span></span></div><div class="Copyright" style="float: left; "><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Updated:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> 6:33 am | </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Published:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> 9/21 3:03 pm</span></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-46134578801805978172011-09-01T21:35:00.003-06:002011-09-01T22:02:27.309-06:00Faith In Action: Episode 48 - One Step at a Time<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mormonchannel.org/programs/faith-in-action-episode-48?lang=eng#d">Faith In Action: Episode 48 - One Step at a Time</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">
<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEfgZxdAtVaba0_8gJivwQq9ceW9lvPAl7dQAA5oQ2vDzhcNPdXyaoU98w1gVgLcVkUB8BvjBK9J1h4jmwJ8_wmsxvd802c1IrjLJ7dE_xjCHjwNnYkPDgTKpHk_BZUBJuyrgfQaSerg/s400/ml.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647605623117998818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 120px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><a href="http://broadcast.lds.org/ldsradio/FaithInAction/2011-08-0480-prosthetics-64k-eng.mp3"> To Listen To The Interview Click Here </a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEfgZxdAtVaba0_8gJivwQq9ceW9lvPAl7dQAA5oQ2vDzhcNPdXyaoU98w1gVgLcVkUB8BvjBK9J1h4jmwJ8_wmsxvd802c1IrjLJ7dE_xjCHjwNnYkPDgTKpHk_BZUBJuyrgfQaSerg/s1600/ml.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8WYu0pTAuu7ZybmLFU6eItPqXZUlKwzlSou6xWTFX82vGlciFH0oaBuhKSFfgrcDneb2ik5xbJB6eR4DbxlxO22SiJTeIy4HHGeSHYzwJp2Nk1t01sCt8QizaGUxAGTwRGvTjsQKZ1g/s1600/FIA-48-prosthetics-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8WYu0pTAuu7ZybmLFU6eItPqXZUlKwzlSou6xWTFX82vGlciFH0oaBuhKSFfgrcDneb2ik5xbJB6eR4DbxlxO22SiJTeIy4HHGeSHYzwJp2Nk1t01sCt8QizaGUxAGTwRGvTjsQKZ1g/s400/FIA-48-prosthetics-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647604062620096162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Doug Wright, David Williams, Mary Goodrich, Kent Williams, Robert Hendricks (host), Layne Salmond, Peter Jepeson</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS2rzbcMst0cB5V6SG4c0Vj13WkPECuthN1P-8IntXHDlkODfu-eRPSkuuj05GCAM33gEh72FcsSzCAO0Of-sQ_mK1ql6alUiUraot88BcSyQXvXwwl32YAih2vSJE9OC4iXAZodMYoU/s1600/FIA-48-prosthetics-02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS2rzbcMst0cB5V6SG4c0Vj13WkPECuthN1P-8IntXHDlkODfu-eRPSkuuj05GCAM33gEh72FcsSzCAO0Of-sQ_mK1ql6alUiUraot88BcSyQXvXwwl32YAih2vSJE9OC4iXAZodMYoU/s400/FIA-48-prosthetics-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647604008334609058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Goodrich, David S. Powell, David Williams, Peter Jepsen, Doug Wright</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH4V6LIpmV3M8AcYprCu6uTxH_UZmuCYTlxqHTQypmj4vcJ28YaIQM6W0M9a1sA51xCQoP-v1yRxJDoCQ9uyxiS433gIqdtDJ2oSfFxTMZSJPzfJr_2vhyMKcRQEd1BQqIAzOdZfLacw/s1600/FIA-48-prosthetics-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH4V6LIpmV3M8AcYprCu6uTxH_UZmuCYTlxqHTQypmj4vcJ28YaIQM6W0M9a1sA51xCQoP-v1yRxJDoCQ9uyxiS433gIqdtDJ2oSfFxTMZSJPzfJr_2vhyMKcRQEd1BQqIAzOdZfLacw/s400/FIA-48-prosthetics-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647604005643870578" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkEKgLp1ObD4_IpPvrUYDiHyH2R3xc26syLYSm7MeHcqlQEF-Trr8psjUPZerpGTKOsX-a-ihjHvrw8DGNgkWs5fe2GQkS8TKQyCYZkIBTaiX3n9YTOS5jxZP5zoOEr_P71ophDU3hF4/s1600/FIA-48-prosthetics-13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkEKgLp1ObD4_IpPvrUYDiHyH2R3xc26syLYSm7MeHcqlQEF-Trr8psjUPZerpGTKOsX-a-ihjHvrw8DGNgkWs5fe2GQkS8TKQyCYZkIBTaiX3n9YTOS5jxZP5zoOEr_P71ophDU3hF4/s400/FIA-48-prosthetics-13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647603797638960322" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-89643926660296899702011-08-31T13:36:00.000-06:002011-08-31T13:43:09.934-06:00Faith in Action - One Step at a Time<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eQfJvu0CO6E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p id="watch-uploader-info" style="margin-top: 0px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g-LqTHxPUPzWzaeEFtQt01DaNAyB-u8SyUC-oN8LMWjg5tAgcF6-lf5UBnMhDaC4c7T8k1DFlOpWSBpM2zbHB5kxy0yNUm3okKidSpbA8b_PcCsZJSvljplCDjgBHhOMtBIYGvTJBic/s400/cnn-logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634404798077428626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The same video that was shown on KSL a few days ago, appeared on </span><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/07/27/ut.byu.students.prosthetics.ksl"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CNN</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> today.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A special thanks to KSL reporter, Ed Yeates, who took an active interest in our idea in the first place. Because of the interview we had with him and the video they created, now others in the news world are taking an interest in what we do. This is exciting for us as the more people who know, the more funds will be generated. The more funding we receive, the more people we'll be able to help.</span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-78818995645648445482011-07-26T08:30:00.001-06:002011-07-28T08:33:07.766-06:009NEWS.COM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcknfhGPZ7-OF1J9iOXUM-XELhMPiPOHy4DQ9bnJzNUpvowIIc8TwXyDjuoeg1gTMRHhbqYRlz-hNbz67kKpCK1WVwrcyUXe0LRZnyH1qyNsW-oXEV0vw0rYPvMCmr3C1nytPtLDtYMAI/s1600/9NewsColoradoLogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 44px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcknfhGPZ7-OF1J9iOXUM-XELhMPiPOHy4DQ9bnJzNUpvowIIc8TwXyDjuoeg1gTMRHhbqYRlz-hNbz67kKpCK1WVwrcyUXe0LRZnyH1qyNsW-oXEV0vw0rYPvMCmr3C1nytPtLDtYMAI/s400/9NewsColoradoLogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634409299143118722" /></a><br /><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="omnitureAccountID=gntbcstkusa,gntbcstglobal&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=&marketName=Denver, CO:kusa&division=Broadcast&SSTSCode=&videoId=1080333104001&playerID=34762914001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAB_wnNRk~,WN9MweAQd_tBaI99JKgDAcW3bUx7peWv&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="omnitureAccountID=gntbcstkusa,gntbcstglobal&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=&marketName=Denver, CO:kusa&division=Broadcast&SSTSCode=&videoId=1080333104001&playerID=34762914001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAB_wnNRk~,WN9MweAQd_tBaI99JKgDAcW3bUx7peWv&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://www.9news.com/news/article/209934/188/Students-create-cheaper-prosthetics-out-of-PVC-">HERE</a> to read the full story.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-38527494824777483702011-07-24T22:59:00.002-06:002011-07-24T23:25:42.785-06:00Big StepsEd Yeates from KSL came to our lab last week and gathered some interviews and video clips to create a special which aired on the news Friday night. The story gave us some good publicity and Doug Wright and Julie Bagley did a great job.<br /><br />You can watch the special by following this link:<br /><br /><a href="http://m.ksl.com/story.php?nid=148&sid=16487616">2ft. Prosthetics on KSL </a><br /><br />That's another big step for us--thanks for the continued support and enthusiasm!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-7388141868692066562011-07-16T19:42:00.005-06:002011-07-16T21:25:53.769-06:00Their Stories - Guatemala<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">OUR TEAM</span></b></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7b_SLro510iqeYPdG3hCBPO7gR0mUNrLNx6Rz6cZEc_9VqKo2VTMCMcbH5xFPjS3Dl1X5sXOHBZDqrZZTqS4xWfVUS48XMI5o06o0vnBOl0KqIpvqgDcHmWD-iqiSgUx0_4pBQZcRkI/s400/IMG_2058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764554042918450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our team with 9 of the 14 amputees that we donated legs to on the first day of fittings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kneeling (L to R):</i> Tiffany, Kristine, & Lindsey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>First Row Standing (L to R):</i> Luis, Melvin, Luky, Maynor, Carlos, Sadie, Blanca, Kristy, Jose Luis, Carlitos, Julie, & Lilliana</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Back Row Standing (L to R):</i> Brooks, Eddie, Maynor's Dad, Leoni, Sylvia, Levi, Doug, Julio, & Jamie </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDMuJ5ShOEEX2NmWbBjF_p0msqRwly6KZk0TwDmnYVgByQj54VD1u8VdsPIRO76pKGmCvef0Xv3Xz_wM-jMd11x-UyF66pcXYaLPdwrDvifhR_yzPueVfLwcdWAaK3bRsjFsgoZ_ydLM/s400/IMG_1976.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764839312923906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This picture was taken of the <a href="http://welovethecause.blogspot.com/">ISA</a> team, local Prosthetists, and Doug (representing 2ft) after end of day one of making the casts for all 14 amputees.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Below you will find stories about the lives of the amputees 2ft and ISA were able to help.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CARLITOS AND CARLOS</b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6BpZAdkiE2vq336-mFKCsYOqi5zkDv_9hldRs-u-6byxqiNpa_FsdjAiAON9z1hyphenhyphenXG7Fl7UTSw7DKshYwn6-qKNtepRNcUW-WwStsVfmdXVeHPkuFhCQlXDYiLVEUYz9_yLQ6qXDrkM/s1600/IMG_1881.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6BpZAdkiE2vq336-mFKCsYOqi5zkDv_9hldRs-u-6byxqiNpa_FsdjAiAON9z1hyphenhyphenXG7Fl7UTSw7DKshYwn6-qKNtepRNcUW-WwStsVfmdXVeHPkuFhCQlXDYiLVEUYz9_yLQ6qXDrkM/s400/IMG_1881.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629768563874765074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carlitos<b> </b>(age 8) lost his leg in an accident.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When he was amputated his fibula and tibula should have been fused together to prevent growth. This didn't happen. Consequently, his tibula and fibula bones started to grow which caused him sever discomfort when he'd walk. Another issue was that his prosthetic was several inches too short which caused him to limp when he walked and forced his knee to start growing sideways.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Carlos (age 10) was born as a bilateral amputee. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH7atln363bEgvecr8860arNnQxPUfuWd3LD5nboutXPHbRmfBly1G1nQUAc3bRbAfEfI0AlaPiJBqYg10GPf_dT6jO2JDl-ZyuCKS7oKeAElP-1pxP3JNmVV16USqXCZPQ1rq8On0Pg/s1600/IMG_0413.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH7atln363bEgvecr8860arNnQxPUfuWd3LD5nboutXPHbRmfBly1G1nQUAc3bRbAfEfI0AlaPiJBqYg10GPf_dT6jO2JDl-ZyuCKS7oKeAElP-1pxP3JNmVV16USqXCZPQ1rq8On0Pg/s400/IMG_0413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767283091898770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carlitos walking to the clinic with his mom. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WgW8j3KCQD3ZfNBxnzeUT4HGcrW1c6BlPn3T1c6AA7yC7BbseabfnWBPWVEh9A940qjLjMeAz4jRSQ0XO8dcQURDnR6gL2iNVKesxjdiDztDYLsiHSsvlIkXTFUeTADfGr-JAM-mqPM/s1600/087.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WgW8j3KCQD3ZfNBxnzeUT4HGcrW1c6BlPn3T1c6AA7yC7BbseabfnWBPWVEh9A940qjLjMeAz4jRSQ0XO8dcQURDnR6gL2iNVKesxjdiDztDYLsiHSsvlIkXTFUeTADfGr-JAM-mqPM/s400/087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767485795145858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Showing strength in the face of adversity." -Silvia Lobendahn (ISA)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_oFQ9G04rc8Z3yzSo8JU_lBTTWxBhf6f0dD2OB3ZlvXdRqn50Cy1hlg4ZrJ2mzmoK0JCtfdBFcGHoSW_rX3dElhOw9OTdadzEofK3yJlFn4PkRdifsHeFxw6-pKG5OhqtyZIIJequLE/s1600/043.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_oFQ9G04rc8Z3yzSo8JU_lBTTWxBhf6f0dD2OB3ZlvXdRqn50Cy1hlg4ZrJ2mzmoK0JCtfdBFcGHoSW_rX3dElhOw9OTdadzEofK3yJlFn4PkRdifsHeFxw6-pKG5OhqtyZIIJequLE/s400/043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767793622721442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">UVU student Lindsey, taking measurements of Carlitos' residual limb. She was assisted by local prosthetist Lukey and 2ft's Doug Wright.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l_jieE1qMgv9Of5z_afisNbSuKgWGMfkbSejBmdjuFAtwCjlzsE2ndjC84gMv26qv4T3MkrYGEdiVODLVnVACq39SDFuK3haO7a_uXyhAkIDSUQKZOkEwkwQ8TNuL3bttU3D00MDgpg/s1600/045.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l_jieE1qMgv9Of5z_afisNbSuKgWGMfkbSejBmdjuFAtwCjlzsE2ndjC84gMv26qv4T3MkrYGEdiVODLVnVACq39SDFuK3haO7a_uXyhAkIDSUQKZOkEwkwQ8TNuL3bttU3D00MDgpg/s400/045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767790191629778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Building a friendship.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKvWVFoz2NH7x52wz0um4SreC51R97dWoO2aGcN9YPNo-smRxoUCUXeBPabThu5i_8P4Xg2yGrIipr8t2cNd52-mYBVM_VD_zbfxpYL92jf6w1EDWVROh1huE27xZSz_5vnEFZg2Evq0/s400/IMG_1916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765533242931794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"> I love this kid! Being a father of two boys this really hit home for me, wanting very much for him to be able to do all the things that little boys do....run, play soccer, climb trees, etc.</a="try></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s400/051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767696708484306" /><div style="text-align: center;">More measurements.</div></a="try><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5f1GnD0eFOsTfPcnNr2A5Qr3rguVEmSfBBvgacmBwlWfdwrCXbjB2dRB9v8rYFEntc6SiniKD9HcVoOS4lgGFdKZRTs-lf33ccqxfTja7gLkuDWjrjYXFCbnYpK0DTnrIVczj56VwOc/s400/IMG_1932.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765526316661682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Wrapping the limb with a plaster bandage.</span></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Lindsey-with cast in hand, Carlitos, his mom, and Doug.</span></span></span></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFsFoIpaDlaeWdhs5hKvnl30CpGRW8bGsAgkVpsH0c0zhDkxPdEAB9uoAs-w-pVDIrbuV1x6rDVdfk4DwB0xKUkMIfihKMwzkiXOqj_wJi99nyTTXMWUCQqYqbezXl6nmNHhOv7ewL08/s400/IMGP0398.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764048030915138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Carlitos walking for the first time on his new prosthetic leg. </span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn4h1q_VKgU6AdXeZEE-2-Yj1CeBt1Em4P9FoRrYwK3QOdGEppm1xAtTp6z7YVD3L17jsLgKDqBg2-nQCSfjcMAxrs0g0GIJ7Urw0ucpTVYRFKBqEcUcBog15_pWQTO0mbPv0xf_ZOvo/s400/IMG_2051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764580496446258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">High Fives!!</span></span></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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We also were able to make his leg the right height so his knee would hopefully begin to grow straight.</span></span></span></span></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Dt-DinDE5d6a8Ds0x9vfDGQ0NFTuZuW_fToD3zdBsH-jHvReQf8YM7Ye8oHpINwxsS-RtYMexfacd0N8M0j9F4i4azkM0g8iOMsGUvN9jicu9H56hMZjhJW_ct19vVXUyIGJGuRUpf0/s400/IMG_2052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764570891295714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Two days after we gave him his new prosthetic, he went in for surgery to have his tibia and fibia fused together. We have yet to hear of the outcome. </span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuazkQGDugZ2m546zqYUsfX_iyIPdsZwLqIXlXa2JwUQmnhSAd3exfe05z8ww8zZuRomE3ALopHofWsk4H7DP9ByNbymviJC2AGb1_ap1Tn63LzaWSAGfjLsFaQjJFYovlB98Nw27_8YQ/s400/IMGP0404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764035741947618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is why I went to Guatemala. It brought tears to my eyes to see him walking on our leg and see his mom so happy.</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0DttWcl6w40BR_8BbBIphbtPRQwkKT1dPZzhFfZKb21BK9oU8I__LNBopYatATk9ebyCcJS5d89XJQW98m0pZsR0EwKzdYbXpT13VQ9FSgkOMWnvbjB6b0jblstCQC4C9He8s2753tg/s400/IMG_2056.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764557844309778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">We went outside to test out his new leg. He liked it and felt comfortable walking in it.</span></span></span></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuQRf4DIVagXNOLrESRmIpwagaMIT4P14gUNgbjnkrlkoAafo-jDHFmZIffY5CudfSiR34k5ihmu5ZOLo7nE7xDNDVR0-4TZx8uOPycZoO7XJlqWIiIC2FoVrhaiATKM7RwZ1sC02wXg/s400/IMG_2055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764561453077746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg">We were in a hurry to get back to a group photo, so I picked him up and carried him. He just laughed.</a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CARLOS</b></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYeQ9LyNVUgwv3bmkwNpiuuYJMAh09KDW6rq4_pioI6u2TMjbr97z5VZFQ7NJSoYqBVpGsDLJgSukfRHPdD6VWRehNjbeUf8uZ20vFntil09WhKdvseKIX0kaQGiRJqM16FpB3GtX_4c/s1600/IMG_0429.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYeQ9LyNVUgwv3bmkwNpiuuYJMAh09KDW6rq4_pioI6u2TMjbr97z5VZFQ7NJSoYqBVpGsDLJgSukfRHPdD6VWRehNjbeUf8uZ20vFntil09WhKdvseKIX0kaQGiRJqM16FpB3GtX_4c/s400/IMG_0429.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767277354158498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">If I'm not mistaken, Carlos (age 11), was born as a bilateral amputee.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL18AU63Ns86QfJ9y4hh6bYfV_3l7H7Nd6dppb8aEMwrVt0k2Sx_HsLKp3O0IegyUrRcPmqjn7yM2Ud2y89r36E4pkcSlWTTU1Xg00ZGOaBseOpMlMD9xUsG0zhEZwGN24WJYvLBsL9E/s1600/IMG_0431.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e{}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL18AU63Ns86QfJ9y4hh6bYfV_3l7H7Nd6dppb8aEMwrVt0k2Sx_HsLKp3O0IegyUrRcPmqjn7yM2Ud2y89r36E4pkcSlWTTU1Xg00ZGOaBseOpMlMD9xUsG0zhEZwGN24WJYvLBsL9E/s400/IMG_0431.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767058529642274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">UVU student Kristine (far left) had the opportunity to work one on one with Carlos and build both of his legs under the supervision of 2ft and the Prosthetist. </div></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bU0jvF5pvRE5E8rJpBtwX-EBAn68kn7w0ubsTyM7lkhJjETu0tkXNTQmm8JpDLPcw5CgCbjWBwcBf5oBgECTktNFQBQCJa4m3Tz5b9-NQ2klkr4SKMFIkDOzJP_wer8Dxl6vpCMP038/s400/IMG_1934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765267108894258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are taking measurements and marking his leg for the cast.</div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlusEgcLFlTqaXShGTVJYYGPnPXLNLOAvGdreYxLK0KFQpL6ORG7nl2BcOsbpZ1OZh2S1V8r83Jp_H_ri_-Q0BTPHeb2n9gZlYFqDB4A6ow6UoBr_EFYO0BKEW4aKJYTDoVO_8moOsXo/s1600/IMG_0445.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlusEgcLFlTqaXShGTVJYYGPnPXLNLOAvGdreYxLK0KFQpL6ORG7nl2BcOsbpZ1OZh2S1V8r83Jp_H_ri_-Q0BTPHeb2n9gZlYFqDB4A6ow6UoBr_EFYO0BKEW4aKJYTDoVO_8moOsXo/s400/IMG_0445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767056298465218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carlos walking for the first time on his new prosthetics.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5US9O1aOK_pq1653WmXC_7_KO9Bm4ASltgS1g314WRpB45eyLAIAMUNiKw4oGuDXaGaY_-iRD8KbvK6HkR6kY4xiq_PjOiQUVX_VD-Pzhnbm4puqeGBlUoZKsTPa5Fc1qUWnB3LeNos/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5US9O1aOK_pq1653WmXC_7_KO9Bm4ASltgS1g314WRpB45eyLAIAMUNiKw4oGuDXaGaY_-iRD8KbvK6HkR6kY4xiq_PjOiQUVX_VD-Pzhnbm4puqeGBlUoZKsTPa5Fc1qUWnB3LeNos/s400/IMG_0446.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767052450434450" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBTmX-H_P5wkKKqc8Cgaw2aW0iJVrC3pfZtIxKUzHwL07rQRXheOXYO5-cYF6PNzyh6zBxvWBUpaJmJF_TnTF_A1tQFefTUmrPxE7lx1LlMj5YO04kv5nJp2p564sKEuRurond3BPmk8/s1600/IMG_0447.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBTmX-H_P5wkKKqc8Cgaw2aW0iJVrC3pfZtIxKUzHwL07rQRXheOXYO5-cYF6PNzyh6zBxvWBUpaJmJF_TnTF_A1tQFefTUmrPxE7lx1LlMj5YO04kv5nJp2p564sKEuRurond3BPmk8/s400/IMG_0447.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767044872054002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">When we were fitting his leg he looked at us very timidly and asked if he could be a little bit taller. Julio, the prosthetist, and I just smiled at each other and said, "We'll see what we can do." We ended up making him several inches taller. He loved that we could do that for him.</div></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fuu0wCQOsh7OihnRQ3CLdN5wWSOCiF7a3GmuG3FbqsN9HI8aSrUseQCOf00b31Iks6qEkPrYnUyddgql-cTqaxKXZMX_ntoSnWu-l8-ZhfLm3mrOTAiPPg4s9NC8AclnP3fVqi2pdRg/s400/IMGP0418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764031885080994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Me and Carlos. This brought me great joy to help him in this way.</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkNOKwU4G2yA7XOsFdU5BCQCnI4J2owF038pXK0Yh5YUg4Q3ZeRLvFu4lmMv5x-c4Q9lZsYFTAid7Jba2EEfQTSkZrWmjNVitGHl_f22QeKpBsKCeRXZrBsQWUZPcyVqhQ8D-c2nUNwU/s1600/115.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkNOKwU4G2yA7XOsFdU5BCQCnI4J2owF038pXK0Yh5YUg4Q3ZeRLvFu4lmMv5x-c4Q9lZsYFTAid7Jba2EEfQTSkZrWmjNVitGHl_f22QeKpBsKCeRXZrBsQWUZPcyVqhQ8D-c2nUNwU/s400/115.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767477363437106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carlos won a spot in everyone's heart. He was such a humble giant filled with great courage and strength to continue through his adversities.</div></a="try><br /><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">MAYNOR</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWjUyBb_WG0zgUteZhyphenhyphenyAmt0QcwqID8kUyfIhtiu_p9j7rYLCFhjeDtfTSbNvctbmZG0A7Mk-fL5Lxs6Xi-1Mm7puRdhmZ1-7Z1OuVSpDNYmEJfWgw70LPkpACDzyKhtlDELsnVnueKk/s1600/113.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWjUyBb_WG0zgUteZhyphenhyphenyAmt0QcwqID8kUyfIhtiu_p9j7rYLCFhjeDtfTSbNvctbmZG0A7Mk-fL5Lxs6Xi-1Mm7puRdhmZ1-7Z1OuVSpDNYmEJfWgw70LPkpACDzyKhtlDELsnVnueKk/s400/113.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767477967839586" /></a></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>JOSE LUIS</b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5rqMj9X3PudqNMdnPBpvJuGY_QIOktNqYpV3bzD433wfrxE448-3t7cammG99ZUjWSVYmddReSqgKGeXHbXnJGwEDO7mEBDnbR8avcoIxV25qi2mY8GIFfbKPHSP3Nb4D-tm1Jxbzm0/s1600/IMG_1879.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5rqMj9X3PudqNMdnPBpvJuGY_QIOktNqYpV3bzD433wfrxE448-3t7cammG99ZUjWSVYmddReSqgKGeXHbXnJGwEDO7mEBDnbR8avcoIxV25qi2mY8GIFfbKPHSP3Nb4D-tm1Jxbzm0/s400/IMG_1879.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629771238495590434" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-)XzuFleTLb3U/TiDzg3XfcpI/AAAAAAAAAZs/WwBFqYv4GSg/s1600/IMG_0423.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVg-5PVvXXv37SSLaX1RJPjyJ2U4EOqB4Aaz52s-rhizesT7t8Ms6C_SyYFb6YJjFd0bHYG6BJnxmLWw5Dpt6ZkoOWGaY0JD_jBsrgicZ8KYbBi4OCFp_Lmz7Qlglta8jVqWhnLpNnyA/s400/IMG_0423.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767280156963474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">His leg was unique due to the form of his residual limb.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxSlGKkazekIcMCeoLZ0i1h1AEJl1qtfiVy84WeZTyQ4f1dRY58eySAk3UxuTZOm7skxPTS6s5AJ1LxxDYdZ-v0fD1Juhw9t0olcg6lGR0pnH72LLOEjQS7IWb3kTV5f3D12yPDvbSZs/s1600/IMG_0424.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxSlGKkazekIcMCeoLZ0i1h1AEJl1qtfiVy84WeZTyQ4f1dRY58eySAk3UxuTZOm7skxPTS6s5AJ1LxxDYdZ-v0fD1Juhw9t0olcg6lGR0pnH72LLOEjQS7IWb3kTV5f3D12yPDvbSZs/s400/IMG_0424.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767280566321074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He was excited about what we did for him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxb51gthbhKqR0Fh69EmMNFqssX63YZrcCg72DdGwx5JQQg4tyPpYWHDRELf1LM32Hj3ICbIpRiYM1fd2Ca_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg">UVU student Kristie Kitto was able to work with Jose Luis. This video is of the two of them walking together down Victory Lane!</a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MARIA ELENA (middle)</b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjJkAY4VQm0T6IHZfeAvpTU9D327RN4JPelXN5siw5otzyJK4QZ6jhhAaD6reDGobRZuWSPhDOB-pl0ezslj5RxISmsn915G98onXY1w24ceaxiWsS16g9HPz7bm6ovLKcLD1enrG5f8/s1600/IMG_1887.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjJkAY4VQm0T6IHZfeAvpTU9D327RN4JPelXN5siw5otzyJK4QZ6jhhAaD6reDGobRZuWSPhDOB-pl0ezslj5RxISmsn915G98onXY1w24ceaxiWsS16g9HPz7bm6ovLKcLD1enrG5f8/s400/IMG_1887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629766239794071234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maria Elena lost her leg on her journey to the United States. She saved everything she could for many years to be able to travel to the border. Once she got close she was pushed under a bus and it ran over her leg. She passed out and was awakened in a hospital without her leg. In the town she lives in she has to cross a river every day to go to the market for food. In order to cross the river she had to remover her prosthetic and cross using crutches. She mentioned to us how challenging this was for her because on her daily return home she had groceries to carry along with her crutches. The two ladies on each side of her were her support system while receiving her new leg. It was a 4 1/2 hour bus ride for her to travel into the city to have this done. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-TcFhN2j6FL0b8irmC9S-FWvrujK3tsds5YU7-yEk8EQXEq9IWyY3mS-zaD9na8MhPhuLW4dDy67B0RH18CbqGpwqBCqvTl3mdADpUhQyigWwtkeiJTCe5Lxt-uF4Jqwp0vXQy0hzQU/s1600/IMG_1888.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-TcFhN2j6FL0b8irmC9S-FWvrujK3tsds5YU7-yEk8EQXEq9IWyY3mS-zaD9na8MhPhuLW4dDy67B0RH18CbqGpwqBCqvTl3mdADpUhQyigWwtkeiJTCe5Lxt-uF4Jqwp0vXQy0hzQU/s400/IMG_1888.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629766234625329826" /></a></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was one of the first to be casted and this is a picture of Julio giving us instruction. </div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DtlZrcT0GKNrxBhR-70jJ4dTvKEdd76wl519tLQpZJ_vUTI0t8BoiSeEOBNIIDf_4qRdX8qlQsE1o2FfMUQIH-94e9qzCWQzMJBnj88qxAmIuDnRQAmi1Q4cAftYoWK8l9QUzzt7oqQ/s400/IMG_9456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629783237948166210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg">Here we are...me, Maria, and Luky (the prosthetist) showing off the finished product. 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This is creativity!</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLYQpNXdCzuZDf-JaprZFtBNwLwMZKw4fgKWcq-w2My-jJQLXHEG2gq0knrZFX2DTQ90GYEFw6684IPS1nyg05wm5vqUoqfoYUTi4oEdEMHjy2zgbQzQ2Qt0OJrWG6fKOntk_2cPj4QM/s400/IMG_9465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629782867113038626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; 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She has 3 kids. Her husband left her and the kids when he found out her leg was to be removed as he thought she could be of no more use to him. She mentioned to us that she prayed and prayed and prayed for God to give her a new life.</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kR2CDZPgGDtXO9Rw-EoziiPoPdCCoFQqgezR6oKCjGAI1nk6TEVnztYhs9Bejx9he_CcNenKGbL40e-whlSkqDiJdxTvdfvfyA5ouZiqcoarokAW2_tYi1NTPEhAMIYqvDYM685QJH4/s1600/IMG_1901.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kR2CDZPgGDtXO9Rw-EoziiPoPdCCoFQqgezR6oKCjGAI1nk6TEVnztYhs9Bejx9he_CcNenKGbL40e-whlSkqDiJdxTvdfvfyA5ouZiqcoarokAW2_tYi1NTPEhAMIYqvDYM685QJH4/s400/IMG_1901.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765799855758562" /></a></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Receiving measurements.</span></b></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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Thank God for you guys." It was a touching moment for us all. </div></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoOMz7X9q_1FJ70n6ZQ3RQZmXay4N4nCYFTIZPf6kdDp3JBL-Jx_J2F-S1BAvdXZqPSFZr1CYfDUvBVj0gxnHQNZNWq0oahTWanXcKXdrhWOnvPTyb6U846u-to6O7pqT3VF_bRLw-W0/s1600/IMGP0430.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoOMz7X9q_1FJ70n6ZQ3RQZmXay4N4nCYFTIZPf6kdDp3JBL-Jx_J2F-S1BAvdXZqPSFZr1CYfDUvBVj0gxnHQNZNWq0oahTWanXcKXdrhWOnvPTyb6U846u-to6O7pqT3VF_bRLw-W0/s400/IMGP0430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629763799940934834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">She told us as we finished the process that this was an answer to her prayers. That God listened and has given her a new life. I believe this is true. 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He was pushed under a train on his journey to the United States. All he remembers was counting 6 train cars and then passing out.</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3oYbVvgB5IQ6V6tp_F9mKgb4G3FoGFgZNMHu-guJ-dFOYYgTHv06ZMeVslk4toTBJlEy5JdliT58YThzBjXYkRWvdnEbQw9ZtvJKfHhyWc8kKfRh3lARClCuszoHAclT5XIThbrp3B8/s400/IMG_1907.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765792733827010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">UVU student, Sadie, was who was teamed up to help him. She spoke enough Spanish that she was able to to a lot of the communicating on her own.</div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99CjwFgzzJkssxhz2RQqldYcVEE15D-5QNuHuw96LOh-JAOK4LmtGwHDLz-s6MDLizwP7mmVH9gYg5rUgdgESAasDk77KDY-E8ZZnpAat9sL3TuIRIOF31nhreSiwbjw9Ao-vrGm8KhY/s1600/IMG_1912.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99CjwFgzzJkssxhz2RQqldYcVEE15D-5QNuHuw96LOh-JAOK4LmtGwHDLz-s6MDLizwP7mmVH9gYg5rUgdgESAasDk77KDY-E8ZZnpAat9sL3TuIRIOF31nhreSiwbjw9Ao-vrGm8KhY/s400/IMG_1912.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765536349688594" /></a></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking measurements.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5ex7LTQrHC09pK8lmGSOPvBa_OrKOX28aV8hf4nB0kkTEz4_r2nut0QJr9Au1DVQvQGeqoGfaFVo7SxFSUmZv-ZyR-D1A6zfic53vzJkjmXEoP9tZp2S6tr55I0CYaWd9Epackxtzkk/s400/IMG_2083.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764299824738338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">When Eddie put his leg on for the first time and walked using the parallel bars we had to tell him to slow down! He has been using crutches for the past year and a half and is ready to start walking. The first thing he said between pauses of HUGE smiles was, "Can I ride my motorcycle again?" It made all of us laugh. This prosthetic will make that possible. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><b>MELVIN</b></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulfcNG9yZhL83TQVhceC0RsW-agpRUNgZ0oTf1J7_l9ggx7024qQhsVdegstbwR9lXSlpnDHMTjqjGdQk62k5nHEuWXEltFLHkDfxIiP3DQyWqB4a9vAwJ7TwxZiZRp61tdrzSWeewpU/s400/IMG_1880.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629774570420609682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Good ol' Melvin. He has lived an interesting life. He was struck by lightening while working. The lightening exited 3 parts of his body...his leg and two wrists. He wears his overcoat and long sleeve shirts to cover the scars on his forearms. He has lost all use of his hands and his scars are extremely sensitive to the touch.</span></span></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsNz4zpvTB9JuQ8f05dGTGqakeUkjXvA3cYZXXRmQOcjqPvT1ne3BBZG3pyj7eqfx86m1nJws3xZvl2d8SvnNG-hR-VOiJLpbo2ehdVY6jzZDhVraFvJ2dOpYU-rfmAyw-AXy4VEdVs4/s1600/IMG_1938.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsNz4zpvTB9JuQ8f05dGTGqakeUkjXvA3cYZXXRmQOcjqPvT1ne3BBZG3pyj7eqfx86m1nJws3xZvl2d8SvnNG-hR-VOiJLpbo2ehdVY6jzZDhVraFvJ2dOpYU-rfmAyw-AXy4VEdVs4/s400/IMG_1938.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765261353726722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">UVU student Brooks was teamed up to help him. As soon as these two met each other, there was an instant connection even though there was a language barrier.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQPXHsyV2VPjr-RaT1puiNVU45DNhyphenhyphencRLAC2HJpd3EoH2E524gbYhrHiarfPactBTBFxktOSQ0aI6UumIEouDi9gUMrNZr2fIcAXFeHjz8UYA7IG0aIendki3E9C_rtRCY6NONdzH28w/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQPXHsyV2VPjr-RaT1puiNVU45DNhyphenhyphencRLAC2HJpd3EoH2E524gbYhrHiarfPactBTBFxktOSQ0aI6UumIEouDi9gUMrNZr2fIcAXFeHjz8UYA7IG0aIendki3E9C_rtRCY6NONdzH28w/s400/IMG_1941.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765256365366530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taking measurements.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeUAq5isLxgxr-itT6RuqhhbTdNrBaHbZ8ndFmczBlbu6IpAD0uR_nw_hM21xlI4K6S_Nb9FHtt6JqdxHqzrT2fRWhhaqEKNWSp3MQf7g3hEwKUT-yLmvuKx3SdsUoF0VzAAPUZttDwg/s1600/IMG_1945.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeUAq5isLxgxr-itT6RuqhhbTdNrBaHbZ8ndFmczBlbu6IpAD0uR_nw_hM21xlI4K6S_Nb9FHtt6JqdxHqzrT2fRWhhaqEKNWSp3MQf7g3hEwKUT-yLmvuKx3SdsUoF0VzAAPUZttDwg/s400/IMG_1945.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629765246002746898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brooks showing off the cast that he'd made for Melvin.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxi0XI3qcVILaFOo2JS4JGiKloo23QaxzZVhrFiMuJ0M1Yae1L_uBN0UffT-V61ckIOnTGl29tOdGHr7gLSO10A51y5CAn4FsrSTOLewrPOs4eQCt4jFaCkOVSZOCPVJBSa9l6GKx278/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxi0XI3qcVILaFOo2JS4JGiKloo23QaxzZVhrFiMuJ0M1Yae1L_uBN0UffT-V61ckIOnTGl29tOdGHr7gLSO10A51y5CAn4FsrSTOLewrPOs4eQCt4jFaCkOVSZOCPVJBSa9l6GKx278/s400/IMG_1954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764845993202946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taking more measurements. Melvin is very self conscious about his scars. It was 90 degrees and he was wearing a coat to cover them. The Prosthetist, Eddie, didn't want him to have to wear his coat everywhere he went so he looked for a solution. We found these wrist braces and removed the metal pieces in an effort to help him feel more comfortable without having to wear his coat. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wsMnMecmkikedQMpuDomjbRzfEGaSG5yoj639Iok3swbhSG_JdBFuEibHm3yj-00I18M55adBW-cNGTYod_20laFR4-nyVn8DYPgxeZYI7oZvFcxqIrllGiKa7D5gsxVHXR4lr_Sn6M/s1600/IMG_2036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wsMnMecmkikedQMpuDomjbRzfEGaSG5yoj639Iok3swbhSG_JdBFuEibHm3yj-00I18M55adBW-cNGTYod_20laFR4-nyVn8DYPgxeZYI7oZvFcxqIrllGiKa7D5gsxVHXR4lr_Sn6M/s400/IMG_2036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764836246329154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In comparison to the first picture of when he arrived he looks more confident and happy. He felt comfortable without his coat and enjoyed wearing his new leg. I can't say how long it's been since he's been around people without his coat.</div></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvXnUeRuNTzug-gyhWNr9uvGrNbNyvVeeA-3ngOsVEgEPK3OcJyLlKiDC99-FqDt3f-ZhGfznGVkubFVseN8AA-bB-5Ey1kCVrXkjcZAKQva_nnOJu5RIRS5bReY2DqZzC6h6k8qQOz8/s1600/IMG_2078.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>LUIS</b></span></div></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKlsDSJG6vX2AooF14ONcl7Owyn0fzShYcOzUTFTNsSD_umQS9JkrrtgKV7HysjBQfm_CJ2qc_-BZRyVn2d6v_HDdAEWHdQ7tEJgZbkk04Ch7_E05t7eIwS_pIlkOujt4ck1rIf-Y2Kg/s1600/IMGP0419.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKlsDSJG6vX2AooF14ONcl7Owyn0fzShYcOzUTFTNsSD_umQS9JkrrtgKV7HysjBQfm_CJ2qc_-BZRyVn2d6v_HDdAEWHdQ7tEJgZbkk04Ch7_E05t7eIwS_pIlkOujt4ck1rIf-Y2Kg/s400/IMGP0419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764027533204338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Luis lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcqzYM_xZ57x3xsJvsgBQU4mmBauBgwGWWUNM-6Zs98QauMRXmRQpml5RiZNibO2CqIfrRCnFD7bYtCr-yDYn8_hBQx3NGTpXNSatqjHz8o9em3ylua59fKVuJYusRtBycye8INdE72Q/s1600/IMGP0421.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcqzYM_xZ57x3xsJvsgBQU4mmBauBgwGWWUNM-6Zs98QauMRXmRQpml5RiZNibO2CqIfrRCnFD7bYtCr-yDYn8_hBQx3NGTpXNSatqjHz8o9em3ylua59fKVuJYusRtBycye8INdE72Q/s400/IMGP0421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629763818359663234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He was very hesitant to wear this leg. When he walked for the first time with it on using the parallel bars he kept saying, "It feels funny, it feels funny." We had to remind him that it was a new prosthetic, a new design,...and that he would need to get used to it. He wore it for a little while and by the time he left the clinic for home he felt more comfortable with it. </div></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BLANCA</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd-sd0dgyC-ra3Tn0-Xb0pAMAOGyl0fWxBgA5tnzI3NPr6GaaG3_AU6AhdqBrHDv-p75t4NUmSbUsElhZP6X7jRexyKoBhV2i0KHrhFyfLzR-UOLtMqvlb9v-pJ_qFNu9T10m6lvC8I4/s400/IMG_1882.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629780829356601058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Blanca has a couple of kids and lives in a very humble home. UVU student, John Calveri, who is majoring in Digital Media came along with all of us specifically to create a Documentary as his Senior Project. Blanca was chosen to be featured in this film. We all look forward to seeing it.</span></span></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjermxHUgotTtl5IwBHv9BaAR9uICnAC3V8o3q_kIVklm4qup5QGh5cA7eTM8jiXWo9pldtU5rfathyphenhyphenh_0WyG8T-iLXhvfE8L7F6C6O6ZBRi3hI-v2pRR4j6s9N6m-GdgD-O428X0Yzs/s1600/IMGP0426.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjermxHUgotTtl5IwBHv9BaAR9uICnAC3V8o3q_kIVklm4qup5QGh5cA7eTM8jiXWo9pldtU5rfathyphenhyphenh_0WyG8T-iLXhvfE8L7F6C6O6ZBRi3hI-v2pRR4j6s9N6m-GdgD-O428X0Yzs/s400/IMGP0426.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629763807703353394" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>NOEL</b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5B1FIG3_W2G0CGbkxhKklOsePa_ybJFrEIs-VLsPXSyFGm5kFv3uQzFZy0ESdP8Bn7BKRhLCvovLseMWcHcvUgQ6R7N8oYMjFhSYIWBfz6tu67pFfVrBlmzSYBjOD_CtMcVFDNyej8E/s1600/IMGP0440.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5B1FIG3_W2G0CGbkxhKklOsePa_ybJFrEIs-VLsPXSyFGm5kFv3uQzFZy0ESdP8Bn7BKRhLCvovLseMWcHcvUgQ6R7N8oYMjFhSYIWBfz6tu67pFfVrBlmzSYBjOD_CtMcVFDNyej8E/s400/IMGP0440.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629763796365566514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I believe Noel lost his leg in a motorcycle accident as well. He told us a story of when he was in the hospital. They said they could save his leg and he would undergo intense physical therapy or they'd amputate it. As he did research on prosthetics he found that people were running in the olympics and being successful with prosthetics. This gave him confidence in saying, "If they can do it, so can I!" Here he is sporting our design. </div><div style="text-align: center;">His residual limb was different than others in that it was more round and the prosthetic could not grip his knee as designed to stay on. We gave him a knee brace with the metal parts taken out to act as a sleeve to keep the prosthetic attached to him. We learned a lot through this process as we engineered a new design specifically for him.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxuyuga71DJynfq0-dmTiYceVrqoLulWv6mlxN8OXANinNG6-E5odaY1RFFXMSJXvReSWx-HlJ5kUmVg1u-jg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;">This video is of Noel showing us how he can dance with his new prosthetic!</div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><br /></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BRENDA & CATALINA</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4Okg-yj3ceYW3MPjICRTu5pD9QQ31vgPQ4tr-IussSo9gcvXtmZLGC2cHk_20W0OyupstiQ0j-EC-F52ILf3Vc7I1Fuq_ZNM2m4Gik4KJoMAWc9R3_5zKnuwjYrxf_4Kd9eo-1yWH_I/s400/IMG_1885.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629784950561938210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">These two women traveled together for about 6 hours to make it to Guatemala city to have us make a leg for them. That shows how willing these people were to receive a prosthetic as well as how big of a need there is!</span></span></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLtZ5fKQ1sRFrWlyd9jZPXGVX-GdLM1bQqDkQ65t73LEmkKLdqGu01EEyzXeLtxoaWIsK1GcnfiVuNqZY6nUyHxhb1d32CjLue4WAUJF0sU7ish6HV6L54O8rLiJhS8djyxODJQg1LA0/s1600/IMGP0446.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLtZ5fKQ1sRFrWlyd9jZPXGVX-GdLM1bQqDkQ65t73LEmkKLdqGu01EEyzXeLtxoaWIsK1GcnfiVuNqZY6nUyHxhb1d32CjLue4WAUJF0sU7ish6HV6L54O8rLiJhS8djyxODJQg1LA0/s400/IMGP0446.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629763796638958786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Catalina was a little discouraged when she arrived. She lost her leg in an accident and was wishing she never lost her leg and cried longing for days past. We had to encourage and remind her that there was nothing we could do about the past,...only take control of the future. </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcOlKvLuXHI6ndKK2NarMVnsu_eyb_U81S7LegQOnFMtlG3TU58cTVsqCEuYMaSLJd3BBPAjnJWQV66UyHaTjH8Ev2uTUcLTf76-ursJkipc2R_aMvANWY8TnGELF0Av5luL-3dJ5kz8/s400/IMG_9455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629780051319326146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">She was excited about the outcome of the way this new prosthetic made her feel and looked forward to using it in days to come.</span></span></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWj0MuwKuyXHxfQB0mLxuB6IspQDqOCArtJJ01Wq75MhkfXpqyR-43xk96Kps7bPu26UGJQmyoYLka2aatUmb46q_KwWGYBEQejaxznB4XJa751rXxxVf7ukwOJawaBP4jOF3PEecxs8/s400/IMG_9452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629783369135080354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Brenda was so tired from the long journey it took to get to the clinic that everytime we'd leave her in the room to work on her leg we'd come back and find her sleeping. We gave her a knee brace as well to help hold the prosthetic on.</div><br /></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt5k-dSl_sxCUXB2fPaVMxrkjA3snHLTn-W7RfSnBo-5uGm5RYD3XszgWuTYpCfHjibfMMqMs146VDUBAxMzILiYjl5pYThiuisrqD6wby-9Xb_mQJFIDt8kQ_p1XvtQ3Llkq69lLfy4/s400/IMG_2070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764301996837874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Although this list is not complete (missing Aura), it's good documentation of which UVU student was teamed up with which amputee. Julio, the prosthetist, had us all over at his house for dinner before we left. He was very pleased with the outcome and excited about the work that was performed for the people of his country. He mentioned that he has a list of over 350 people who are in need of a prosthetic but cannot afford one. Hopefully 2ft will continue to be supported by groups like ISA so we'll be able to return to Guatemala to remove some of the names off of his list or help in a different country where the need is similar.</span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-45445036846703936062011-07-15T20:33:00.002-06:002011-07-16T21:25:01.085-06:00Creating The Foot<div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg">It is imperative to have a prosthetist on hand to ensure that the patients needs are taken care of. There is so much that goes into the comfort of the prosthetic and the anatomy of the person's residual limb that our knowledge is limited to care for those needs. </a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_R8nK01PLdyQwgpbTYMSSMBLpC4Op0pqhZoVO6DQiPzXwhiJwe2ZJa2BLFu8Cs94diC9N8Dc00YUdm2yw8uxWOYPc2lIM7A41UZ-4QXCqUnRjGdFOW13pRtHtmiFtWMS0VQUPFtSaPc/s400/IMGP0392.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764054965540946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></a="try></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Julio Fuentes (shown below) is showing us several important indicators on a person's residual limb and marking them on the cast.</span></font></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLJXCYaABEWY3tbj9aYDfmkFbj3ZOLkRSrJo5Vy6qgSP1K0VYw90Z-8SOZuf7yQaP4sBjRj-zyC_gTz7S6JwnfZeCLIPNz-VHp1zdsA8hcIZ_Ffzt3y-P9KiQpNJBJ_HoG1qY8HEtqVk/s1600/072.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLJXCYaABEWY3tbj9aYDfmkFbj3ZOLkRSrJo5Vy6qgSP1K0VYw90Z-8SOZuf7yQaP4sBjRj-zyC_gTz7S6JwnfZeCLIPNz-VHp1zdsA8hcIZ_Ffzt3y-P9KiQpNJBJ_HoG1qY8HEtqVk/s400/072.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767688289273410"></a><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">After the cast has been made the mold must be modified. We added plaster in several areas as well as removed plaster to ensure a proper fit of the socket. They taught us a new technique that eliminated the leather strap we currently use. This socket extends beyond the knee and and applies pressure above the knee keeping the prosthetic from falling off. </span></div></font></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_rQ_FL_VN1MV1hNzRg67EUHfrn9NmVWZKUO7Tpu2gvXzLq5TnBMCBT_P6LyrI6M4WcgxxQro-ZQHiszWoNqCHTQbYrDDILGVJWDlBKSqB8OzceegxF6bxJDXkMH2EoaEudYPMwjwP6Q/s400/IMG_2086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764293107583538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></span><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I could remember the amount of PVC pipe we initially purchased. I can only say it was A LOT!! We ran out with several legs left to manufacture so ISA Director, Julie and assistant Prosthetist Luky went to buy some more.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld1xGDepB5smTacdg5tNfklbu3IdHvwveEB8CfzWglzlNYW0UepmO6W9oPWb4Axgs9hEzaeDbLBv0NDA9sQxxodwxeBH-va4lYJwKlan4_ZCg8WZ4IygdYqH-pQbebYTswVYTovy85io/s1600/080.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld1xGDepB5smTacdg5tNfklbu3IdHvwveEB8CfzWglzlNYW0UepmO6W9oPWb4Axgs9hEzaeDbLBv0NDA9sQxxodwxeBH-va4lYJwKlan4_ZCg8WZ4IygdYqH-pQbebYTswVYTovy85io/s1600/080.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld1xGDepB5smTacdg5tNfklbu3IdHvwveEB8CfzWglzlNYW0UepmO6W9oPWb4Axgs9hEzaeDbLBv0NDA9sQxxodwxeBH-va4lYJwKlan4_ZCg8WZ4IygdYqH-pQbebYTswVYTovy85io/s400/080.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767680509934178"></a><div style="text-align: center;">We use an oven to make the pvc pipe moldable. Here we have several legs being manufactured at the same time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt6a3lOYN38Zi5DSTxMoZ71sb9GGKTuvUN8Vrs5mEIlOOE7beJCv-FWVLKzELLphcFYlEZxXbWhfqIWpTPBozaNAuAaRuEFya5z1mpRfxTYQi7u9g6p7YcHDC1DhnHTw3e-EPolo5y5w/s1600/081.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt6a3lOYN38Zi5DSTxMoZ71sb9GGKTuvUN8Vrs5mEIlOOE7beJCv-FWVLKzELLphcFYlEZxXbWhfqIWpTPBozaNAuAaRuEFya5z1mpRfxTYQi7u9g6p7YcHDC1DhnHTw3e-EPolo5y5w/s400/081.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767492506561058"></a></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHji96GuuLcESR7kqV4-E5LxkgIY2lVBDr9mIn30eKDcNmG8IRkTwqqp9XSFaJBQ_kdVx0rGuLEoWdF3Gpxh36C-m7LBNV44EbP_dm-EqeDwgD5tYI9p6A9VGx-XpoMQGhQ-Bne_X14TA/s400/079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767685383788786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></span></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This was my work station for a week. We took the pvc pipe from the oven to here, to shape them. </span></font></div></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBETJPpiEvwqD01phufYBy63UBTGZOdmePL8pvOCILSwmg3DJpBDv7JcO44Cw53babRC5g1lcTtt5pU5y6VVeAH5IAOMJfMZWxr0SnhphiIBlOh5_Z8lSvTWcR94eDCho9q3xWbDVD7I/s400/IMG_2026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764840323921394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Once they were completely assembled to the right size they were spray painted brown. </span></font></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthjE0dttMn-TbJztoZ4SjuyoG3YEP3WYUlK5QE7KV9QAca45PIDMVTtPc2neA5BBDrq1yZS73MvqYyL2vfqffXMdO4_lGLtxqbds6bfk7qgipwr1Yx-YpbHm0H0rIT3bei1XFXGCOwnA/s1600/096.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthjE0dttMn-TbJztoZ4SjuyoG3YEP3WYUlK5QE7KV9QAca45PIDMVTtPc2neA5BBDrq1yZS73MvqYyL2vfqffXMdO4_lGLtxqbds6bfk7qgipwr1Yx-YpbHm0H0rIT3bei1XFXGCOwnA/s400/096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767482544886018"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Walah! Our finished product!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our invention has come a long way from 2 years ago! We originally wanted to use 2 liter bottles to act as a socket but when we found out how complicated the socket portion of the prosthetic portion was,....back to the drawing board we went by consulting with various prosthetists which enabled us to engineer our current design. We're excited for this upcoming school year as we have students from BYU who are continuing to research and develop this current design to improve life span, strength, and feasibility. </div></a="try></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-58986482931170988722011-07-14T20:32:00.002-06:002011-07-16T21:24:47.206-06:00Friends In Guatemala<div style="text-align: center;">While in Guatemala I was able to meet a lot of neat people and build friendships with them that I'll never forget.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktq6Ud49EWsfoy_LcIJHGgODBRMpzx5i1KC1Hgsf5QehMVssp9aqffgj8_fKbS9aTDJf-nWf1l_788TG6kRtMqhPner5HzrbCHv_2NAzH5Bg2Sd_5qp1zQvP8IQnTi6FAHsNZRsI_bjw/s400/IMG_9451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629784113508572722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Sylvia Lobendahn, from UVU, is from Guatemala (pictured above is her husband Leoni). She made arrangements for me to stay with a family that lived several houses from her relatives, which is where they stayed. Her uncle drives a little pick up truck with a camper shell on it. There was no room in their for Leoni and I, so we laid in the back where there was barely enough room for the two of us! =)</font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PN-EEQqqqGpp06gAsc6PGvRDby1yTfjJC-mHY0ZUJLNBexqnxDyS-W0i3quK29ys5Cxf4FXTDUrBv0rLhYfuqKNbH4sfpd_f5vWxsvcMSiAmSCxpWczAf797jhMEAauP574BjiBvR0I/s400/IMG_1976.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630149389889627666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></span></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">When ISA came to 2ft wanting to create a partnership, I mentioned there were several things that had to take place in order for us to go to Guatemala. At the top of this list was a need for an established prosthetic clinic to provide us with a prosthetist to oversee the patients care. I emailed several clinics and heard back from Centro Bionico. Eddie Fuentes, CPO (front and center in the white shirt), was excited to help us with this project. He introduced me to his brother Julio Fuentes, who is also a licensed prosthetist in Guatemala. Eddie, unfortunately had to travel for business the week we were there so he left us in the care of his brother Julio (back row far right) and sister Luky (middle back row in white shirt). Luky is studying to become a prosthetist.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj14z4iLVaMuM9q1KKVIyhdBu61JIDqphWtAV1gVRD-Z9LTFJqiboSxTVYoL4GDVw1uzr0C3O0qA8COfefW2iiljSkkJmKeUxpduEsx5BPy8E5WzPOjz6bDL1qgkmgMuYHsFr8wRQxnY/s400/IMG_2099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629764285483699250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">They have two clinics within Guatemala. A patient clinic in the heart of Guatemala city and a manufacturing clinic 30 minutes from down town. The manufacturing clinic sits on the property where Eddie and his siblings were raised. They lived in a wooden house that his father built. They tore down the wooden house and built two houses in it's place making one of them the manufacturing clinic and the other house for his family. The lady in the middle of this picture is their mom. She is one sweet lady with a giant heart! She made us lunch one day where we learned quickly how amazing of a cook she is!</font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwlP5yI6Afpdx4Q6dUZHYW7QZVhQHeaBgRlWNvedcuGlEKtEYidQ7OuMTUVblK9yjL218IbKTgYXCUJzjZOOmazR__q02Urq_soAEjUCNAr_Kbkz-txn0nDGMigANqPSSi_XYXkiIuqw/s400/IMG_9473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629782856370307330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is Fernando. He worked as a technician in the manufacturing clinic. He was a HUGE help! He knew where everything was in the clinic and helped find us everything we needed from supplies to tools to local stores to purchase material. His plans are to become a prosthetist some day.</span></font></div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAtmVf1g5HCnIB0fyPrLuTYtMNnojF5w9KPdVjB9OX8plGpfugudhXSkLwTGCxZaGk2hG4BeZ83UrMStYAOOXgGAwAHy-zV2TNTMSE-tcrcrXO-I9GCKDCKlZ_NJfgjJhWNzrD2LkYq4/s1600/IMG_0409.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAtmVf1g5HCnIB0fyPrLuTYtMNnojF5w9KPdVjB9OX8plGpfugudhXSkLwTGCxZaGk2hG4BeZ83UrMStYAOOXgGAwAHy-zV2TNTMSE-tcrcrXO-I9GCKDCKlZ_NJfgjJhWNzrD2LkYq4/s400/IMG_0409.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629767293472287842"></a><div style="text-align: center;">There was a flood one night. When we showed up to work in the morning there was water running down the stairs. Everybody worked really hard to mop up the water. In this picture Fernando was just finishing up. He was there before we showed up in the morning and stayed well after we left everyday. </div></a="try></div><div><a="try href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m9jUax-baW2po5FDH_rLrNTfkyY7GvSMYd2xziu47NNSdPRGjG7f_NVSe6ydGJZ5cP8Fr-uxVWHuWdls901fi_i_A45pN8TMN1JgGC1JbEoyko_TkWP7qGWIiIRy2ctzL_NkLptlg2E/s1600/051.jpg"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTafU1uLtZdMXRyFDRo7RmvHKXPO6vfiHurLUz3dKqLfKXikL2TOI8UfEmRnzt7Y8U5OH4I9Tx3-Fm0dLP9u0LdBox8w3Q4EMUK7WA8StIi-_daU8CNykHEEgQ9ZmC3MxlAlBk7sVhyphenhyphenP8/s400/IMG_9475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629784109226021858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></a="try></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is part of the family that I stayed with. Pictured (L to R): Nelly, Osmi, Yvan, and Me. There was about 15 people who lived in this home and somehow they managed to make room for one more. Nelly cooked me breakfast and dinner everyday. What an amazing cook she was! </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5llR8f5ql_JwsY0yqbiR1G8otZf_YD0rrVg5RHLxg0tYhnN0y2vt4spN9vqEk72IWKg5N1BdF6UgC2_lahVSe-gPGs3mNsdWUE06ju6HHFhf89sKB4Ux3au0LmkyziECnG2b_2TcIJs/s400/IMG_9476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629784103647787842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; "></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">She took care of me like she was my own mother.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">It was amazing how this project all came together. All of the people mentioned above and more made it a success! Thank you to all those who helped 2ft Prosthetics and ISA while we were in Guatemala. I know I appreciated your generosity and kindness towards me. </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Thank YOU! MUCHAS GRACIAS!</span></font></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-32361491540800794542011-06-30T21:04:00.007-06:002011-07-16T21:19:17.261-06:00Clips From Guatemala<embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FMVI_2065.mp4"></embed>Each member of ISA was teamed up with an amputee and was able to make the leg and the socket from start to finish in an effort to give more personalized attention. There was a little bit of a language barrier with some but the love and the desire to help was felt by all. This video is of ISA Member Kristy and Jose Luis walking together on his finished leg. <br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2F106-1.mp4"></embed>Carlitos<br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0399.mp4"></embed><br /><br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0447.mp4"></embed><br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0445.mp4"></embed><br /><br /><br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0437.mp4"></embed>Noel showing us how he can dance on his new leg.<br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0436.mp4"></embed><br /><br /><embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fpictures2share2%2FUVU%2520ISA%2520Guatemala%25202011%2FIMGP0416.mp4"></embed>Blanca being helped by Luky (pronounced Lukee), who is training to become a prosthetist in Guatemala. She is the sister to Eddie Fuentes, who is the owner and prosthetist of the Centro Bionico.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-74631651749260509122011-06-29T09:09:00.003-06:002011-06-29T09:16:51.855-06:00Week 4: Tonga<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVNxiwMt8yFwXFQIDhyw8cm4VHRj7yjeEbFO_v0HPeKiGtI5mPJEg897rMZfnJOnqiN_4RtxkwTSRVI_0f4ldak97d_CQTZP1cyp0G9-_Xu25CK4qHvDTTu-oIMaK7bccp_c3l8J6cS4/s1600/DSCN3032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVNxiwMt8yFwXFQIDhyw8cm4VHRj7yjeEbFO_v0HPeKiGtI5mPJEg897rMZfnJOnqiN_4RtxkwTSRVI_0f4ldak97d_CQTZP1cyp0G9-_Xu25CK4qHvDTTu-oIMaK7bccp_c3l8J6cS4/s400/DSCN3032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623659403522381138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqOtCpWZ2of0hfaKxR-BaYApAsXXxEzksuGK8da0cYi4e2zAOhrUsbGOQh3g8POfI8oSv5YtXjltUqfvtgjZAxP21CFqxXiv_M6MptpwReH9qw2RL8P-oX8h_t07fiTcVVfo8tvN4aNk/s1600/DSC03524.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqOtCpWZ2of0hfaKxR-BaYApAsXXxEzksuGK8da0cYi4e2zAOhrUsbGOQh3g8POfI8oSv5YtXjltUqfvtgjZAxP21CFqxXiv_M6MptpwReH9qw2RL8P-oX8h_t07fiTcVVfo8tvN4aNk/s400/DSC03524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623659395031209442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUf_F4WHejUhupKXWtf1OM_sRTj7owJhNLn8mUv1q7PRLd76e7k5A7NwVKsb7xyyx9K1ad1y9L0kTkJ2siutVXCEt7zIWwQfDLiMbVkyegZ5OrDe3UbTE5qogkyLhAEyzFju7r-7PHmw/s1600/DSC03534.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUf_F4WHejUhupKXWtf1OM_sRTj7owJhNLn8mUv1q7PRLd76e7k5A7NwVKsb7xyyx9K1ad1y9L0kTkJ2siutVXCEt7zIWwQfDLiMbVkyegZ5OrDe3UbTE5qogkyLhAEyzFju7r-7PHmw/s400/DSC03534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623659389185048850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxdpEc5ucYxZXmMojPf7i-cDsk8mA93Z6-3OsWkr91h9VNF57nUi6p1eibaZS_IePv9odIqXIbLRK4bZ9WEs0Bc5o_pM1-QkPcYgVxziPD66mk6YLhtgOYedXeZH8v46mRD9Z5khbsO4/s1600/DSC03542.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxdpEc5ucYxZXmMojPf7i-cDsk8mA93Z6-3OsWkr91h9VNF57nUi6p1eibaZS_IePv9odIqXIbLRK4bZ9WEs0Bc5o_pM1-QkPcYgVxziPD66mk6YLhtgOYedXeZH8v46mRD9Z5khbsO4/s400/DSC03542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623659384102485986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>A month in Tonga has flown by, and we have much to show for it. I have included a few of the highlights from the past two weeks, as well as some pictures.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>During the two weeks that we didn't have a prosthetist in Tonga, we continued to move forward in working with the many amputees that were coming to the clinic. Over the past month, we have had around 35-40 amputees come in requesting our services. Since many of these people haven't had prosthetic legs before, and because the clinic is still getting started, we have been able to fabricate legs for about 7-10 of these people and plan to fit all of these people over the next month or so.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>One amputee that we were very excited to see walk away with a leg last week is Kalesita, the 7-year-old girl who lost her leg in a car accident. Because she has been wearing an old, broken prosthesis that works basically like a peg leg, she had a hard time walking normally when she first put on our leg. She had grown so accustom to walking straight-legged with her old prosthesis, so we had to teach her how to bend her knee again and roll from her heel to her toe. After some practice, she was able to really catch on (see attached pictures). We are so excited for her to be able to run and play like a normal kid again!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Sione, Feinga, Freddie, and Tevita have become proficient and fabricating and fitting below-the-knee prostheses over the past few weeks. With the help of Sean Zeller (CPO of New Jersey) this last week, we were able to show these men how to properly align and fit a leg. Thankfully these men are good at and dedicated to what they do, which is vital to the long-term success of the clinic. In addition to Sean's help this past week, we also received great support from the volunteers that arrived: David and Rachel Chinn, and Devee Churchill.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Last Thursday, thanks to the coordinating efforts of Sita Harris and Sione, Tonga TV visited the clinic. They interview Sione and myself, as well as filmed everyone working in the clinic. Also Doctors Siale and Tuakoi from the Ministry of Health spoke to the news station to express their gratitude for the newly-opened clinic. This news story was seen on Tonga TV that night, as well as broadcast over the radio. Later that day Sione received a phone call from an amputee interested in coming to the clinic because he had heard about it over the radio. </div><div> </div><div>Also thanks to Sita Harris, we were able to meet with Prime Minister of Tonga on Friday. At the meeting we were able to breifly explain what we have done, as well as our future plans for the clinic. He expressed his gratitude to everyone for making prosthetics care avaliable in his country. This was a great way to top off a successful week and month.</div><div> </div><div><div><br /></div><div>As for now, Mary Goodrich and Chris Doxey are in Tonga for one more week. After July 2nd, the Tonga Prosthetics Clinic (TPC) will be running free of volunteers. Of course 2ft Prosthetics, Deseret International, and all volunteers will continue to provide TPC support as needed.</div><div> </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Please forgive the length of this email, but most importantly I want to express my gratitude to everyone for helping make this clinic successful. Thanks to all of you, there is now a functional prosthetics clinic in Tonga that will be able to help many disabled people have more freedom and self-confidence. Four men -- Sione, Feinga, Tevita, and Freddie -- now have a new, valuable technical skill which they can share with the rest of Tonga. This project wouldn't have been possible without all of your efforts and support. Thank you!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div> </div><span style="color:#888888;"><div>Dave</div></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-30645478016548897452011-06-21T09:18:00.011-06:002011-06-29T09:47:10.507-06:00Guatemala Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhFt8JWS6m71JfEQgnsxN0FYjCX6MLurc-Z8grxjtUYCcwobKhhyphenhyphenSQbz16GDQSuFUJK_HVak8q3zIsVjIaZjeMrrKjWaDZVsGtDBGotgIifJSqts6rm9nnJKilJHw47pOwcyvGJQP1As/s1600/IMG_1976.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhFt8JWS6m71JfEQgnsxN0FYjCX6MLurc-Z8grxjtUYCcwobKhhyphenhyphenSQbz16GDQSuFUJK_HVak8q3zIsVjIaZjeMrrKjWaDZVsGtDBGotgIifJSqts6rm9nnJKilJHw47pOwcyvGJQP1As/s400/IMG_1976.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623668299499880402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_tKeyBVZS-djLbALeHJ67EJGAcNoFOmGeC_kIotkAPC3GDG-d1quU8Ut5e4P4tGf4YpiCoBqCO5EKrMd6GfDryrZX5aUDBRkM2QAv4ePDokcryQIVeBAHlXAUoSgSjnLFsoie8z9ytM/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUukh_BEc76vOfA5rYkOAiPpcSatzRc9pcM-drKMIW2Ksv4t9uI-o9mH9Cky2yoqAPRn6LKSHDsMK6rI2fZwtaW4ksHUHjKvAC4ELOfe0xP3lDVzibQq7VtOCrXu3Ha7AKNENmPaBH8Lc/s400/Noel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623662156967112114" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><br /></div><div>Dear Family and Friends,</div><div> </div><div>Well, our trip Guatemala has come to an end. What an amazing trip and adventure! I can't believe that everything came together so well and that we were able to pull it off. I will try to update you on the rest of the trip and hopefully you can get a feel of how great it was.</div><div> </div><div>In a previous email, I gave a description of the first several days in Guatemala. I am going to pick up where I left off. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday morning we showed up at the clinic at 7:30 and made final preparations of the legs. Julio the prosthetist, had an appointment at 8:00 and he had to spend a lot of time with him so our patients didn't start showing up until about 10:00. Carlos was the first to arrive, He is only eight years old. His mom mentioned that they didn't have a lot of time because she needed to get home to prepare the house for after Carlos' operation. The bones on his stump have started to grow and it makes it very uncomfortable for him to walk. His current prosthesis is also too short and it is starting to make his knee grow sideways. Julio made Carlos' mom promise her that she would not let the doctor cut off his knee because that would cause so many more problems and more expensive prosthetics. When he put his new foot on, he was able to walk normal and the sharp bones didn't rub on the bottom of the socket, making his walking so much more comfortable. He was a happy little boy!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Eddy was next. Eddy lost his leg trying to come to the States seeking after the "American Dream". On his journey, someone pushed him under a train. He said he remembered counting seven train cars and then he passed out. When he woke up, he was in the hospital and his leg was missing. His was a special case because he was amputated just above the ankle which didn't allow for a lot of room for us to work and create a foot. But because of the dynamics of our product, we were able to adjust and make something work for him. As he put his leg on, he walked for the first time in a year and a half. We had to tell him to slow down and take it easy and he was ready to go and run a marathon! The first question he asked us was if he could ride his motorcycle again! We said yes, but it either had to be an automatic or his gears had to be moved to the left side as his right leg is the one that is missing. He told us that the first thing he did when he got home was switch his gears over, hoping that one day he could ride it again! His dreams came true!!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>After those two, things got really crazy around the clinic and I don't remember who was next. I just remember working, working and working some more. Melvin was super happy about his leg. He said that he was going to use it for everything that could, that it felt funny but he was super excited to have a new leg! </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Carlos, our double amputee, was so quiet and shy as he walked back to the fitting room. He slowly took of his legs, rolled up his pants, and climbed up on the examination table. He was kind of quiet about the whole process. We fit the sockets on and they were a perfect fit. We held up the feet to show him what they looked like and a smile showed up on his face. He got kind of serious and then he asked us a question, "Can I be a little bit taller?" I had never thought about it before, but his height was limited by the size of his prosthetics. He was so sincere and so humble, and of course we said yes! When we made his legs, we made sure that we added five to six inches. He was super happy that he was as tall as he was, so was his mother. With tears in her eyes, she said thank you! He truly was an amazing story.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>On Wednesday, we ended up fitting 10 amputees, giving away 11 legs. Of the 13 people in our group, 9 had to leave about three in the afternoon to go on to the next project. I stayed back with Jon, who is making a documentary of the project, Leoni and his wife Silvia. We finished fitting around 8:30 and I went home and went right to bed.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday morning we woke up and were at the clinic by 7:30 as our patients started showing up then. We thought we only had three more people to fit, but we found an extra mold that hadn't been modified, nor had the foot been made. We had a lot of work to do and there was no one there to do it as Leoni, Jon and Silvia went to the house of Blanca to film her in her element. I stayed at the clinic with Julio and his sister Luky to meet with the four patients. They all had to travel about 4-6 hours to get there and they were super tired.</div><div> </div><div>Maria lives up in the mountains and has to cross a river daily to complete her chores. She brought us pictures of her in the river with her crutches as she has to remove her current prosthetic so it doesn't get ruined by the water. She is one of Julio's favorite patients and so when we were making the socket, he put a transtherm leopard print on the plastic! It was pretty cool. When she saw the leg, she was a little shocked because it didn't look anything like she had expected. She was so grateful that she would now be able to walk without her crutches and be able to use both her hands while walking. She couldn't believe that she would be able to walk through the river with her current leg.</div><div> </div><div>All in all, it was an amazing project. We had dinner at Julio's house on Thursday night. He thanked us for coming down and said that he would love to have us back again. He has over 350 people on a waiting list who are financially in need. When I ask him if he was going to use our product, he said that he would, but that it was going to have to be an a limited basis because they still needed to make the money that they did to provide for their families. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope that we will be able to go again next year and follow up with those that received legs. There is such a big need for prosthetics, not only in Guatemala, but throughout the world. When we drove down town, there were many people who were sitting on the sidewalk or in wheelchairs who were amputees that were forced to beg because they couldn't do anything else. I hope that this project will continue on and that we will be able to help more people realize their dream. Thank you all for your prayers and support in my behalf and on behalf of 2ft.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Best of luck to all on their future endeavors,</div><div> </div><span style="color:#888888;"><div>Doug Wright</div></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-26618929674146615802011-06-15T21:13:00.001-06:002011-06-29T09:17:01.338-06:00Week 2: Tonga<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tdoDglwP9dh3rvi81uA1813bydGWYlA0zYXjXbFbimSjQqDPF2tUq6MrXxQVxJo-RLS_qCtndWzCOmBpC4iOBgwflwY4cIFbLQ0kxFHPs5i7c8XZBuydz7rdAWBP71Zt-OOkXAQ16Ic/s1600/kalisita3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tdoDglwP9dh3rvi81uA1813bydGWYlA0zYXjXbFbimSjQqDPF2tUq6MrXxQVxJo-RLS_qCtndWzCOmBpC4iOBgwflwY4cIFbLQ0kxFHPs5i7c8XZBuydz7rdAWBP71Zt-OOkXAQ16Ic/s400/kalisita3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623660607010419906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZoBKZjDxcqtBcL7pY2ILdHT0poW5d_NXOPI6FjmUo5seGdnw0By6DYronOG-0F39whE9BQ4PyOkTlIMXFAAM7rr6V803uW-Ifqf7G_E3nMsMn4bX2LDexze2KX0b0Gs0t5s_KiCOXS0/s1600/kalisita4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZoBKZjDxcqtBcL7pY2ILdHT0poW5d_NXOPI6FjmUo5seGdnw0By6DYronOG-0F39whE9BQ4PyOkTlIMXFAAM7rr6V803uW-Ifqf7G_E3nMsMn4bX2LDexze2KX0b0Gs0t5s_KiCOXS0/s400/kalisita4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623660599786943570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Since last Sunday, we have experienced many successes and have also been faced with some problems, but thankfully they all seem to be working out well.<div><br /></div><div>In the two weeks that we've been here, we've been able to start working with over 15 amputees. And there are plenty more to work with. One of the more tender moments occurred when Kalisita, a 7-year old girl, showed up to the clinic with her dad. She lost her leg in a car accident a few years ago, and was given a prosthetic leg in New Zealand after the accident. As you can imagine, she continued to grow while her leg didn't. I have attached a couple pics of her and her old prosthetic leg. The leg used to have a foot on it, but it broke and now she walks on this shortened prosthesis like a peg-leg. We are very excited to make a leg for her so she can start running around again with her friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>The men we are working with, Sione / John (the physical therapist), Feinga (the wood carver), Freddie and Davida (two younger RMs) are quick learners. This is especially fortunate, considering the lack of a prosthetist at the clinic right now (more on this later). These men understand the importance of the "<span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(252, 247, 189); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tonga</span> Prosthetics Clinic", and seem to be dedicated to making it successful.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the issues this week, some of you may have seen Peter's email about the problems with the plaster, fiberglass, and Garth the prosthetist. We were having issues finding plaster, but were able to find some joint compound at a newly-opened hardware store. As we have used it this week to make 5 molds (and have 4 casts waited to be poured), we have found that it will work adequately well for now. We found out from Sam, the supplier of fiberglass, that we were mixing the resin incorrectly, and so have fixed this problem too. As for Garth, the US wouldn't let him leave the country because his passport expires in less than 6 months. Come to find out there is some rarely-known rule that a person cannot travel abroad if their passport is going to expire that soon. So Garth's dad was able to make it to <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(252, 247, 189); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tonga</span> with supplies, but then headed back to the U.S. early because his son couldn't come down too. Fortunately Sione is skilled and capable. So we've continued to move forward with meeting with amputees. So these problems that seems insurmountable at the beginning of the week have all been overcome. </div><div><br /></div><div>This project is truly an amazing experience, and we hope to be able to describe it to you all when we get back. As for now, please continue to pray for the success of our project here.</div><div><br /></div><span style="color:#888888;"><div>Dave</div></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-46320589773452086882011-06-14T20:56:00.005-06:002011-06-14T20:59:53.262-06:00Deseret News Coverage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7UvTffnp1lyqbqOgp89o2Ye1VsgYoUp3rOa8Otp1VlmwP9w5n2xIJ1zsHomkkOde7bXI_rFtE6mXMGC3QPecF1nMBBd8YQ2CLUJ6ncXy7vyz1KjehKvR46w5DGzzwdNotHbW49TgWz4/s1600/deseret+news" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7UvTffnp1lyqbqOgp89o2Ye1VsgYoUp3rOa8Otp1VlmwP9w5n2xIJ1zsHomkkOde7bXI_rFtE6mXMGC3QPecF1nMBBd8YQ2CLUJ6ncXy7vyz1KjehKvR46w5DGzzwdNotHbW49TgWz4/s400/deseret+news" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618275049151329458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BYU students making prostheses out of PVC pipes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Published: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:47 p.m. MDT</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">By Randall Jeppesen, Deseret News</span></div><br />PROVO — A group of BYU students who decided to spend part of their free time in college finding an inexpensive way to build prosthetic limbs are now traveling to developing countries helping people walk again.<br /><br />The idea started about three years ago when some students started meeting in the wind tunnel lab behind the Clyde building to talk about plastics and prostheses, said Douglas Wright.<br /><br />Their goal was to help amputees in developing countries walk again, since many can't afford the thousands of dollars it takes to buy a carbon-fiber prosthetic limb.<br /><br />Wright said you can walk on anything from a pirate stump to a crutch, but it's not comfortable. So after months of testing they decided their material of choice was PVC pipe. It can be melted and molded, plus it's firm but flexible.<br /><br />"PVC gives you a little spring in the heel when you first step, but it gives you a lot of spring in the foot as you go to propel yourself," said Wright.<br /><br />The group of students started calling themselves 2FT Prosthetics. They entered and won several contests that helped provide the money to move forward with their project.<br /><br />Last summer they went to El Salvador, where they visited a prostheses clinic and learned a lot about fitting the legs and built a few for people there.<br /><br />This year they're taking the project even further. The students have teamed up with the International Service Abroad Club at UVU and are right now in Guatemala building and fitting amputees with limbs.<br /><br />Wright said they built legs for an 11-year-old named Carlos who lost both legs.<br /><br />"He asked us when we were making his legs, he said ‘Can I be a little bit taller?' We said, ‘We will see what we can do,'" said Wright.<br /><br />They ended up making the boy 5 inches taller than he ever was before, and Wright said the smile on the boy's face was priceless.<br /><br />Other members of the group are in Tonga where there is no prosthetic clinic in the entire country.<br /><br />The prostheses the students make cost around $25 to put together compared to the fiber-carbon limbs that cost thousands of dollars and are often inaccessible to people who only make several hundred dollars a year in developing countries.<br /><br />Wright said their prostheses won't last nearly as long as the more expensive kinds, but it gives people a chance to get back to work and to normal life where they can possibly save money and be in a position to buy a better prosthetic later.<br /><br />The students, some of whom have now graduated, are not making any money off the project. Some are even paying their own way to fly to other countries. They said helping others is just something they love doing.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374399/BYU-students-making-prostheses-out-of-PVC-pipes.html">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374399/BYU-students-making-prostheses-out-of-PVC-pipes.html</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119364835404796162.post-20931889525667818892011-06-13T12:58:00.017-06:002011-06-13T13:52:10.650-06:00Partnership With ISA/UVU<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMldGOnhpW6gpL4hpT5F7SBB53HWsP3-aMseDmcokeWVudXF325-qUYzgkfoAgizqxKpy6M71TwJ_HlXr1wsmtRRa-Yg5rsB4-zXK-3D8mMUext9hrU7FnqMZYziLS1VY4dykQrpJGf-U/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMldGOnhpW6gpL4hpT5F7SBB53HWsP3-aMseDmcokeWVudXF325-qUYzgkfoAgizqxKpy6M71TwJ_HlXr1wsmtRRa-Yg5rsB4-zXK-3D8mMUext9hrU7FnqMZYziLS1VY4dykQrpJGf-U/s400/DSC_0258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617791161267460898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgX_QS3QKOKxMH1wTcKey2sdeFP8eGPbFZ4QZuWb6e59c6eUaKd7wOO4sePz_Ux7LLCkatyv8Zy2INW7wt2Lzfm4570trI_4YSPLb68UXdnIxUTKmDbL90P27mWMqOX-FM_YeX71D0zE/s1600/ISA+logo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgX_QS3QKOKxMH1wTcKey2sdeFP8eGPbFZ4QZuWb6e59c6eUaKd7wOO4sePz_Ux7LLCkatyv8Zy2INW7wt2Lzfm4570trI_4YSPLb68UXdnIxUTKmDbL90P27mWMqOX-FM_YeX71D0zE/s400/ISA+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617783710295204722" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL57mKF00DkHjiGRILgmbtrDkzkfMKzoYlKSNuqmLtIpGhj6EyyFlYdlQG1GVPXCXHOHlLv-iiWvi7zAVIOnaSKYK64zwZVeO3DErDK75o_8knTfm_eYZ1f6yG2t6HfyrBfbuJoalBsco/s1600/logo1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL57mKF00DkHjiGRILgmbtrDkzkfMKzoYlKSNuqmLtIpGhj6EyyFlYdlQG1GVPXCXHOHlLv-iiWvi7zAVIOnaSKYK64zwZVeO3DErDK75o_8knTfm_eYZ1f6yG2t6HfyrBfbuJoalBsco/s400/logo1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617783264798175634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">2ft Prosthetics recently partnered with <a href="http://welovethiscause.blogspot.com/">ISA</a>, an International Service Abroad Club at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah in an effort to help more amputees. They recently returned from a trip to Guatemala where this particular group (13 to be exact), along with Doug Wright, a member of 2ft Prosthetics were able to fit 14 amputees and build 15 prosthetic legs all within less than a week's time (more stories to come on that later).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"The (ISA) International Service Abroad Club was founded in 2007. They understand that the </i><i>need for service is worldwide so the ISA Club was created to help fill that need. Julie Baker Bagley, Director of the National Student Exchange program at Utah Valley University, </i><i>has served as the sole advisor for the club since it's inception. But because this is a student focused club, students from all disciples across the University have had the opportunity to be a part of service missions to Thailand, Guatemala, and Tonga thus far.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>As a club, they hope to be able to touch the lives of others through service while attending UVU. The ISA Club opens it's doors to the student who is willing to learn from others, and also who makes service a part of their daily lives. We want to engage with our community and beyond, we seriously believe that our project changes lives, and we want to be inclusive of everyone within UVU, our community, and worldwide." (taken from the ISA website: <a href="http://welovethiscause.blogspot.com/"> http://welovethiscause.blogspot.com/</a>).</i></span></div></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are pleased with the outcome of this partnership and recognize the power that comes from uniting and partnering with organizations such as these. If you or another organization would like to partner with 2ft Prosthetics, please contact:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Williams: dave@2ftprosthetics.org</div><div style="text-align: center;">or </div><div style="text-align: center;">Doug Wright: doug@2ftprosthetics.org</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you members of ISA! 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