Moises from Pamul mexicos last surgery

Moises waiting for his surgery

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Video of the kids storie during their surgeries in Michigan

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mission close to completion

Alexia experiencing difficutly, her surgery was very challenging as per Dr. Rick Smith. Alexia actually aspirated and began to have breathing complications she was rushed off to SPARROW Childrens hospital intensive care center and is now ... is in excellent hands her health is improving her breathing tube will be removed tomorow saturday! Pray for alexias fast recovery.

Hanna(our Michigan Angel) with Alexia before surgery...

Hanna below with Jose angel before surgery... an amazing park experience. Jose hasnt actually ever been in a swing like this.

Jose Angel before surgery tired and hungry...

Our Michigan Angels have prepared amazing dinners for all five of us every evening that we have been here. Steve Wickens has donated our rooms at the beautiful Courtyard Marriot in Lacing Michigan...

Lauren Lapine She and Hanna have created this mission for these childremn thanks girls you have changed a life with a lot of love!

Thanks to Dr. Peter Lapine and his Wife Deb Lapine and all the wonderful people who have participated in this mission!

surgeries in Michigan

Today was a day with some problems, although by the time the dinner was served at Applebees, it was the end of a very good day. At 4:20 a.m. Alexia was having trouble breathing, so the doctors decided she needed to have a breathing tube put in place. Once that was done she was transferred by ambulance to Sparrow Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. By the afternoon, her lungs were clear, her heart strong and we were all relieved that she was doing so much better. Alexia's mother, Marciela, says that Alexia is "deaf," but accurate records of her previous hearing tests are not complte. We are hoping that Alexia is discharged soon. Dr. Jill Elfenbein from MSU has agreed to do a complete hearing evaluation so the true meaure of her hearing can be obtained. The good news, as can be seen in our pictures, is that Jose has been discharged from Ingham Regional Medical Center. We are happy to report that he is "just fine." He is lively, active and busy. Moisies had his post-op visit with Dr. Rick Smith today, too. He can begin to remove the bandages. Dr. Gabe is very helpful to each of the patients.Thursday Lavonna and Dr. Gabe will be at MSU to visit a graduate class, and to participate in some planning meetings for reserach that is being done by MSU faculty in the Nicte Ha clinic. Of course, everyone will go to the PICU at Sparrow to visit Alexia!

We arrived at Dr. Rick Smith's office this morning at 7:30 a.m. He and his staff were ready to go! The day will be filled with excitement and emotion. We will leave for Ingham Regional Medical Center at 10:30 to begin the preparation for the surgeries Alexia's procedure will be at 1:00 p.m. and Jose's at 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

It's Official! The Dates are set for the surgeries
We have worked with Cheryl in Dr. Rick J. Smith's office to finalize the details for scheduling the dates of the surgeries. As of today, Dr. Smith will do the surgeries on Jose and Alexia's hard palates at Ingham Regional Medical Center (IRMC). IRMC has agreed to waive the fees associated with the surgeries. The travel arrangements are being finalized now so we anticipate that the group from Mexico will arrive on Saturday, October 18th. Both children will see Dr. Smith for pre-operative visits on Monday morning and the surgeries will be performed on Monday afternoon. That will allow for a full week of healing before they return to Mexico on October 28th.A very special thank you is extended to Mr. Steve Wickens, father of Victoria and Gabrielle. Mr. Wickens is providing the lodging for the everyone from Mexico, so the lodging is provided for Jose and Alexia and their mothers, and their translator and the President of Angel Notion Lavonna Redman, and Dr. Gabrielle Ayala Velazquez, the medical director for Angel Notion. We're excited to watch the next week as it develops!

We have arrived to Michigan surgeries for moises, alexia and Jose angel

Open heart surgeries for Giovanni and Adrian

We traveled to Monterrey this time Giovanni and Adrian came with their mothers and me Alejandra, this picture is from the first day in the hospital they were playing all day long, waiting for their surgeries.

We hope that their surgeries are going to be great.