Greetings CCC friends and supporters! Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Caitlin, and I am CCC’s traveling nurse administrator. This is a very exciting time for me, as this is my first mission, and also my first blog for CCC! As you may or may not know, we are currently on a mission...
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. This morning in Chisec, Guatemala, a lovely woman named Mayra entered the new Cure Cervical Cancer: Collie and Greg Daily Cinic. She came to be screened and possibly treated for premalignant cervical cancer. She knew HPV was very high...
On our fourth day of CCC clinic work, we drove an hour and a half through lush green forests and mountains north of Coban to the town of Chisec. This is the rural location where we established the Collie and Greg Daily Clinic in the town’s health center. This new clinic, generously donated by the...
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. Adelia is a beautiful Mayan woman who hesitates to smile because she is missing her two front teeth. When she arrived today in her orange blouse, her young daughter refused to leave her side as she entered the CCC...
Today we formally launched the Morris Hazan Clinic at Coban Hospital in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala, which is generously supported by the Morris Hazan Family Foundation. It was a joy to hang our sign on the clinic door and to photograph and videotape speeches by the Founder and Director of Cure Cervical Cancer...
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. At the end of the day, we were able to interview several patients who had gone through cryotherapy treatment. Marcela commented that the treatment hurt a little bit, but felt fine afterwards. Marcela’s daughter Gloria is pictured in the...
CCC’s second clinic day in Coban, Guatemala happily exceeded our first day with double the number of patients to be examined for possible cervical cancer lesions (seen photo 1). Our support from the Ministry of Health has been excellent (see photo 2). We saw a number of women who had been identified with cervical dysplasia...
Once we began operations, we had a lively See and Treat program going. Initially Dr. Patricia Gordon conducted demonstrations and brought in Cullen Hallinan, Jessie Margolis, and Kim Borden (who are pursuing careers in medicine) and nurses as co-participants. As the morning moved on, it was exciting to see Kim, Jessie, and Cullen taking over...
We were greeted Sunday afternoon by Ana and Elsa from the soon-to-be dedicated “Collie and Greg Daily” CCC clinic in Chisec, and by Flori, Myra, and Suli from the soon-to-be dedicated CCC “Morris Hazan” clinic at Coban Hospital. Their smiles and enthusiasm were warm welcomes after our long journey. Kim Borden got to work setting...
With nine team members crushed into the backseat like a clown car, the van bursting with medical supplies and cryotherapy machines needed to set up two “See and Treat” clinics, the CCC team headed north on their 6-hour journey to Coban. There were lots of bumps in the road, but we arrived safety in the...
