ReSurge International
Nepal: A Different Kind of Trek
Sara Anderson
ReSurge International, Chief Communications Officer
Many Americans have been making treks to Nepal since the 1950s, but our journey is not your typical holiday. Three of us are here to chronicle and observe how a few Nepalese medical professionals, with support from our organization, are restoring hope and function to thousands of children and adults each year through reconstructive surgery.
Because of the Maoist rebellion, few aid workers from our organization have crossed into Nepal in the last decade, but the political instability did not stop our Nepalese colleagues from dramatically changing the landscape of surgical care in their country. Violence from the rebellion created chaos and turmoil; yet, in the midst of its destruction, new hope emerged as they built medical capacity and delivered life-changing surgeries to children and to their parents who never dreamed that their children would walk again, talk, feed themselves and now go to school because their medical issues were now behind them.
It sounds like a miracle and in some ways it is, but underlying this resurgence of hope is the extraordinary vision and steadfast determination by a few humble Nepalese doctors to provide a better life to the poorest of their country. In the upcoming days, we will tell you more about these amazing colleagues and their courageous patients and their families. I hope you will join us by reading our posts – chronicling the transforming journey of these patients, our colleagues and what I am sure will be a transforming trek for us as well.
Photo by Darcy Padilla
Nepal: A Different Kind of Trek
Sara Anderson
ReSurge International, Chief Communications Officer
Many Americans have been making treks to Nepal since the 1950s, but our journey is not your typical holiday. Three of us are here to chronicle and observe how a few Nepalese medical professionals, with support from our organization, are restoring hope and function to thousands of children and adults each year through reconstructive surgery.
Because of the Maoist rebellion, few aid workers from our organization have crossed into Nepal in the last decade, but the political instability did not stop our Nepalese colleagues from dramatically changing the landscape of surgical care in their country. Violence from the rebellion created chaos and turmoil; yet, in the midst of its destruction, new hope emerged as they built medical capacity and delivered life-changing surgeries to children and to their parents who never dreamed that their children would walk again, talk, feed themselves and now go to school because their medical issues were now behind them.
It sounds like a miracle and in some ways it is, but underlying this resurgence of hope is the extraordinary vision and steadfast determination by a few humble Nepalese doctors to provide a better life to the poorest of their country. In the upcoming days, we will tell you more about these amazing colleagues and their courageous patients and their families. I hope you will join us by reading our posts – chronicling the transforming journey of these patients, our colleagues and what I am sure will be a transforming trek for us as well.
Photo by Darcy Padilla