Greetings Friends & Family

Thanks for visiting our blog! As you can see, it is named “Dar Apoyo, Give
Support,” so we come here asking for your help. As part of our program
here in Quito each student has worked on a community service project. Our
group (Emily T., Kesa, Karen, Tessa, Emily S.) has spent our afternoons
working at the Baca Ortiz Children's hospital with the patients with
leukemia. The hospital is the only public hospital dedicated to children
here, so patients come from all ends of the country seeking treatment.
Being a public hospital most of the families are very poor, but able to
receive most treatments free of charge. There are, however, costs
associated with the treatments. At times families struggle to pay for the
needles needed to give medication or for the medication itself. That is
where the Fundacion por Una Vida (Foundation for a life) comes in. The
foundation provides the families in the most dire of need with the support
needed to ensure their children are getting the care they need to beat
leukemia. The foundation also facilitates us to come and brighten the
kids' days with games, puzzles, drawing etc. We would love to give back to
the foundation and help future patients and families at the hospital, this
is where you come in. Your donations will support these families in some
of the toughest times and take a little stress off their backs so they can
focus their attention on the recovery of their children. We really
appreciate you taking the time to visit this site and supporting our work
in Ecuador. It has had its ups and downs with each of us taking something
different from the experience. We invite you to read some personal stories
from our time working with the children.
Un abrazo gigante de Ecuador,
Emily T., Tessa, Karen, Emily S., & Kesa