Tag Archives: Honduras

Apr 2011

A Week in Catacamas: Two CHS juniors make a difference abroad

As some students spent their spring break relaxing on beaches and skiing down glistening slopes, juniors Paul Lisker and Fergus Inder woke up at 6:30 every day to help the helpless and treat the sick in the small Honduran town of Catacamas.

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May 2010

InDepth: On a Mission

In the span of two years, one child’s life has been changed for the better—forever. Yorlene Reyes, of Uracco, Honduras, recently underwent a 10-hour surgery that corrected her deformed spine due to severe scoliosis and kyphosis. Surgeons at St. Louis Children’s Hospital removed five vertebrae and inserted steel rods to hold her up. “When doctors [...]

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