Components needed for Dominican Republic

Components needed for Dominican Republic

Jim DeWees

4/19/2013

Hello everyone,

I will be going to the Dominican Republic in a few weeks. I have a
not-for-profit organization which I started in 2003, just had our 10th
anniversary of the organization. We have made many limbs in Santo Domingo
for Dominicans and also several Haitian amputees who were able to get
passage into the Dominican Republic for medical services. I have lost count
of how many have been made, but it is about 500 limbs at least that have
been provided to amputees there.

I have collected several components, knees, feet, etc. in my office from my
patients who have donated their old limbs to me for this work. But I need
other components for this trip.

The staff in Santo Domingo has asked specifically for 2 knee joints,
hydraulic preferably, Otto Bock is what they asked for specifically. Also,
we need a variety of good feet, sizes 25 to 27 is what is used the most
there.

If you have any spare knee joints or feet that in decent shape laying around
the office, please let me know, and get them to my office in Indiana.

Please contact me and we can arrange a way to ship the components here.

Thanks,

Jim DeWees
812-332-5347