Maria
Guatemala
- Age
- XX
- Procedure
- Total knee replacement
- Mission
- Guatemala 2026
“I wanted to walk with my family again.”
For years Maria sold tortillas from her doorway because she could no longer walk to the market. Sunday walks with her grandchildren became something she watched from a chair. She wanted them back.
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The journey.
A clinic visit, an evaluation, a date. Then a bus ride to a hospital where a volunteer team was waiting.
The first step.
The next morning, a therapist set her walker at exactly the right height. Maria held the bars, and moved.
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