My daughter Jackie (17) and I joined the mission with IHCV this summer and were amazed by the things this group of hardworking professionals was able to accomplish. As the first clinical psychologist to go on the mission I was unsure of how I could contribute as was my daughter, a youth volunteer, who had no previous experience working in a medical setting.
Fundraiser at Adelphia Resturant in Deptford, New Jersey
The fundraiser was organized by Lisa Passero, RN , Mercy Quaye, LPN was a huge success. Funds raised assisted in supporting nurses for the Cooper Health Elective mission with IHCV.
We thank the management of Adelphi for their continued support to help women and their families in under served areas.
2008 Volunteer Experience: IHCV, Ghana and Urology
“So HOW long has this urinary catheter been in?”
By the twentieth time that I had to ask the question to yet another patient in urinary retention, neither myself or Dr. Brett Lebed, my Urologist compare-in-arms, was surprised by the answer. The Urology clinic at Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast was brimming with anxious individuals with indwelling catheters placed long ago, for unknown reasons. These proud people who could neither understand or remember the rationale for the catheter placement, sometimes 5 or 10 years ago, simply wanted it removed. They came from all over the region including neighboring countries such as Ivory Coast and waited without complaint for hours and hours in the stifling heat of the overcrowded clinic area.
IHCV Holiday Giving Event
Happy Holidays!
CV board and volunteers in the spirit of continued giving locally and abroad provided 50 gift cards to the women and children’s shelter in Woodbury, New Jersey.
Thanks to all of our supporters for making this happen.