He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. Psalm 113: 7-8

Charlie and his wife Felicia live in a leaky one-room shelter in our community, just down the road from the clinic. They live on a single disability check, struggling every month to make the money stretch far enough to cover their food and rent… Read the post

Thanks to all of you who have been praying for Jimmy. If you haven’t read about the miracle of Jimmy’s surgery at Hoag Hospital, check out our previous blog post.

On Friday, Feb. 24, Jimmy underwent an 8-hour, delicate and complicated surgery to repair multiple congenital heart defects. The talented surgeons combined what would normally be two separate surgeries into one, using an innovative process… Read the post

Jose—who is known by “Jimmy” to his friends and family—first came to our clinic in February 2011 complaining of difficulty breathing, headaches, and heart palpitations. After a series of tests, we diagnosed him with a severe condition called coarctation of the aorta. In addition, he had significant damage to his heart valves.

Because he has Mexican Social Insurance, we had hoped that the government hospital would undertake the needed surgery to repair his heart… Read the post

Once again, we spent most of our day waiting for any news about Marco. He spent the day sleeping in recovery, heavily sedated with pain medication, waiting for a bed in ICU to open.  He is now settled in the ICU for the night. He had a few moments of wakefulness, where he was able to recognize the team that is here and communicate with us (including asking if he lost any hair!)

We are still waiting to hear the final results from the CT and MRI, which hopefully will confirm that yesterday’s 12-hour-surgery removed the tumor completely… Read the post