tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46150813236986736592011-08-02T14:52:12.520-07:00Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-82548657070464687862009-11-09T10:03:00.001-08:002009-11-09T10:11:32.866-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaqhWIDkI/AAAAAAAAADM/CDai9Zy50yo/s1600-h/IMG_2764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaqhWIDkI/AAAAAAAAADM/CDai9Zy50yo/s320/IMG_2764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402167439583088194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaqXUSOKI/AAAAAAAAADE/CMCw6CoYXac/s1600-h/IMG_2763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaqXUSOKI/AAAAAAAAADE/CMCw6CoYXac/s320/IMG_2763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402167436891011234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaG3wqhTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/9YtQhtctDrA/s1600-h/IMG_2715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SvhaG3wqhTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/9YtQhtctDrA/s320/IMG_2715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402166827124688178" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Check out the PHOTO ALBUM from our incredible trip.  Celebrate the FIRST SIGN NAIL in Eritrea! <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/hirhoward/EritreaPFPOctober22November72009?feat=directlink">http://picasaweb.google.com/hirhoward/EritreaPFPOctober22November72009?feat=directlink</a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-8254865707046468786?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-56007391539382181262009-10-17T15:34:00.000-07:002009-10-17T15:40:07.491-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">TEAM ERITREA</span></span></span><br /></div><ul><li style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chris Walters, DPM</span></span></li><li style="text-align: center;">Keith Goss, DPM</li><li style="text-align: center;">Justin Faul, DPM</li><li style="text-align: center;">Marie Keplinger, DPM</li><li style="text-align: center;">LaToya Smith, DPM</li><li style="text-align: center;">Susannah Dimond, RN</li><li style="text-align: center;">Maria Langlois, RN</li><li style="text-align: center;">Carolyn Wallis</li><li style="text-align: center;">Jessica Hirschhorn, MD</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-5600739153938218126?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-54423403463940847242009-10-10T10:55:00.000-07:002009-10-10T10:57:49.155-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/StDK_wltRiI/AAAAAAAAACo/rNAab2ZuHig/s1600-h/IMG_2662.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/StDK_wltRiI/AAAAAAAAACo/rNAab2ZuHig/s320/IMG_2662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391031950686111266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/StDK_S2obSI/AAAAAAAAACg/NQctpj6dbKE/s1600-h/IMG_2661.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/StDK_S2obSI/AAAAAAAAACg/NQctpj6dbKE/s320/IMG_2661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391031942704033058" /></a><br />Canvas holders for NAILS.  Can be rolled up and sterilized.  Thank you Elizabeth for your great sewing work!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-5442340346394084724?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-41518269683469572122009-10-05T16:44:00.000-07:002009-10-17T15:42:12.342-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqGqUDJcjI/AAAAAAAAACY/bYzSqwKp2Bs/s1600-h/DSC_0208.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqGqUDJcjI/AAAAAAAAACY/bYzSqwKp2Bs/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389267965596758578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqGpyObnwI/AAAAAAAAACQ/hjmnf1MxeR4/s1600-h/DSC_0203.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqGpyObnwI/AAAAAAAAACQ/hjmnf1MxeR4/s320/DSC_0203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389267956517281538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqGpbPBFEI/AAAAAAAAACI/I8TLmxQCTEw/s1600-h/DSC_0199.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqF3qXWSYI/AAAAAAAAACA/D8858fOAxDI/s1600-h/DSC_0210.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SsqF3qXWSYI/AAAAAAAAACA/D8858fOAxDI/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389267095413737858" /></a>A few more photos, including dividing up of all the surgical gear, and showing LaToya the "sign feel".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-4151826968346957212?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-51780753012131371172009-10-04T17:24:00.001-07:002009-10-04T17:26:02.059-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9E5zTHNI/AAAAAAAAAB4/h4dmwVA29hU/s1600-h/IMG_2653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9E5zTHNI/AAAAAAAAAB4/h4dmwVA29hU/s320/IMG_2653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388905583570263250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9ETYZo0I/AAAAAAAAABw/RS6O9thTGlc/s1600-h/IMG_2652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9ETYZo0I/AAAAAAAAABw/RS6O9thTGlc/s320/IMG_2652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388905573256897346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9D2FVi3I/AAAAAAAAABo/KA-QFJQ3nVc/s1600-h/IMG_2651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9D2FVi3I/AAAAAAAAABo/KA-QFJQ3nVc/s320/IMG_2651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388905565392309106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9DabaZZI/AAAAAAAAABg/ZF2KNMb8D5M/s1600-h/IMG_2650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9DabaZZI/AAAAAAAAABg/ZF2KNMb8D5M/s320/IMG_2650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388905557968709010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9DHbqA1I/AAAAAAAAABY/SHqKMaW8lDM/s1600-h/IMG_2649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk9DHbqA1I/AAAAAAAAABY/SHqKMaW8lDM/s320/IMG_2649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388905552869458770" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-5178075301213137117?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-62674708074172748392009-10-04T17:17:00.000-07:002009-10-04T17:23:35.663-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8d-C7yaI/AAAAAAAAABQ/pAPItuIN_Mw/s1600-h/IMG_2648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8d-C7yaI/AAAAAAAAABQ/pAPItuIN_Mw/s320/IMG_2648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388904914694687138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8dRQiBCI/AAAAAAAAABI/efBPU3WXBdo/s1600-h/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8dRQiBCI/AAAAAAAAABI/efBPU3WXBdo/s320/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388904902672122914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8c5gxVyI/AAAAAAAAABA/FMBgrqzv-xw/s1600-h/IMG_2645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8c5gxVyI/AAAAAAAAABA/FMBgrqzv-xw/s320/IMG_2645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388904896297785122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8cgeRqsI/AAAAAAAAAA4/4a0OmvB_mW0/s1600-h/IMG_2643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8cgeRqsI/AAAAAAAAAA4/4a0OmvB_mW0/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388904889576434370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8cGXefbI/AAAAAAAAAAw/0Cia-zSmetw/s1600-h/IMG_2644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/Ssk8cGXefbI/AAAAAAAAAAw/0Cia-zSmetw/s320/IMG_2644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388904882568592818" /></a><br />The team met tonight for introduction and practice with the SIGN nail and to weigh and divide up all of our gear. <div><br /></div><div>We enjoyed the beautiful early Fall day on the back deck, feasting on Don Pollo chicken, plantains, pico de gallo, and rice and beans. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are each carrying about 50 lbs. of surgical gear.  We will be shipping another couple of hundred pounds of surgical instruments (THANK YOU, Fairfax Hospital!) and medications. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-6267470807417274839?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-21700132539899396042009-09-16T02:33:00.000-07:002009-09-16T02:36:04.405-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SrCxKbSAC8I/AAAAAAAAAAU/NF2XmZ7p-CY/s1600-h/signsystem01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SrCxKbSAC8I/AAAAAAAAAAU/NF2XmZ7p-CY/s320/signsystem01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381996347387808706" /></a><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_192LTfqz1w0/SrCxQVpoEBI/AAAAAAAAAAc/IDyqXw4mtUI/s320/signsystem02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381996448955502610" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-2170013253989939604?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615081323698673659.post-48434447675232684682009-09-15T18:52:00.000-07:002009-09-15T19:03:57.860-07:00Thanks to a generous matching grant from BARD CORPORATION/ ORTHOPAEDIC Division, we have met our goal of $20,000!  <div><br /></div><div>We have ordered the instruments, cases, hand reamers, and 70 SIGN nails and they will be manufactured at the SIGN plant in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Richland</span>, Washington, and shipped in time for our October 22 mission with Physicians for Peace. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to all our contributors.  This is just the beginning of a great project.  Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Semere</span> and the Eritrean Orthopaedists are great trauma surgeons.  All we need to do is introduce them to modern fracture care, and they will have the power to help families and change the outcome of these devastating road traffic accident injuries. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for future installments covering our preparation, and our trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Habitet</span> Hospital, Asmara, ERITREA.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4615081323698673659-4843444767523268468?l=sign-eritrea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jessica Hirschhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068879396905172548noreply@blogger.com0