I first found out about CCC when a dear colleague and friend of mine, Doris Pesina RN, went to set up a clinic to serve the Massai people in Kenya. This is my second trip with CCC and is so far very memorable. From the moment we all met at the airport, the various CCC...
Dr. (Patty) Gordon’s husband and my husband were friends before Patty and I met. When she told me about CCC, I immediately said,”I’m coming”. Several months later, I am here in Vietnam, ensconced with the CCC team. With Cyrus’ help (who speaks Vietnamese and is an excellent conversationist), I register the patients; after the screening,...
A third continent for CCC? Yes, indeed! After opening permanent cervical cancer “See and Treat” clinics in Africa, Central America and Haiti, CCC is headed for Viet Nam in April, 2014. Viet Nam, a communist country with a strong entrepreneurial drive, is not the easiest place in the world to arrange visiting medical programs. However,...
