Ci devi mettere il doppio del cuore per stare in pediatria per vedere quelle piccole creature che soffrono e devi farli ridere, ma tanto! Falle ridere quelle creature meravigliose e Tornerai a casa con un sorriso stampato sul viso anche se dentro non sei felice.

Elsie was born with a dislocated hip and has been wearing a series of contraptions since she was 2 weeks old. We did whatever we needed to do to help her little hip grow in the right direction. But it was hard. We dealt with it the best we could (with the help of leg warmers & photoshop). But it was really hard.

This was the first day she got her Pavlik harness. Our little 2 week old baby. It was as awful as it looks

Leg warmers helped us feel a little more fashionable. 

Her skydiving lessons paid off!

After 6 weeks of wearing the Pavlik harness, the doctors said her hip was still not looking good. They upgraded her to the Rhino brace. It was much less cumbersome. Still way more than I wanted on my baby. But look at that trooper! Fist up, ready to fight!

After 8 weeks of wearing the Rhino brace, her hip was headed in the right direction and she only had to wear the brace at night. This is one of our favorite memories of her when she managed to wiggle her leg out of the brace. So proud of herself!

Today we found out that Elsie's hip is in the socket and we are done with contraptions! Happy 6 month birthday, baby! You're free! 🎉  We are brace-free and feeling fantastic! It was a long road. But worth every step. We would do it all again for our sweet girl! 

On January 31, Dr. Bilal Saib, D.D.S., and Dr. Mohammed Malek, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina arrived in the northern West Bank town of Tubas to begin a volunteer mission treating at-risk children in need of dental surgery. This is the first PCRF mission to the new Turkish Hospital in Tubas. Dr. Saib has led many past PCRF missions to Palestine, and this is Dr. Malek’s first trip. We thank them for their hard work and support. 

Not only does Dr Daniel Ravel a pediatric dental surgeon from the US provide dental care for special needs refugee children he also concludes each mission with training workshops with local dentists. The goal of this particular training was to identify local doctors capable of working with the PCRF on a project to help provide dental care for Syrian refugee Children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to such care. We thank Dr Ravel for his continued support that enables us to provide the children the care they need.