Tag Archives: Health Care

Monthly check-ins help Don José control his diabetes

by Caroline McGee, Guatemala Communications Liaison Don José, a fieldworker from San Juan del Obispo, is 72 years old and has seven children. Don José discovered that he was a diabetic more than ten years ago, when he started to feel lightheaded and dizzy while working. About a year ago, Don José became part of [...]

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17 students will soon see the chalkboard a whole lot better

Earlier this month the Jacoby family traveled to Guatemala, where Dr. Brad Jacoby and his wife Anne Jacoby, an ophthalmology technician, conducted eye exams in San Rafael. The pair completed 327 exams, most with students at the school, finding 17 children that needed glasses and/or surgery. Rocio Gonzalez, San Rafael satellite coordinator, said they also [...]

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