Trip Report
Date July 3-28,2015
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Leading up to this year’s mission I was terribly delinquent in my planning. My budget was off, my fund raising was behind, a number of grants were denied, and my blood pressure was at 20,000 ft. As fate would have it two weeks prior to the mission Dr. Mike Hisey, approached me and asked if he and his son Matt could still join the trip. This triggered a chain reaction of sky rocketing anxiety. How were we going to get everyone over, house and feed them, and also take care of the less fortunate whom we focus on? As fate would have it and Mike hearing about my budget shortfall, he went to work and in two weeks succeeded to cover the budget shortfall and some. Good people do good things! With this new found enthusiasm we embarked on this year’s mission. Team 1 was a 50/50 mix of rookies and veterans, all equally excited about being in Mbarara. Team 2 was led by Dr Shane Burch, his first year as a team lead. Team 3 was led by Dr Paul Holman, a multi-year veteran with many frequent flyers on his team. The closers this year were led by Selvon St Clair, who will be joined by the mission’s heart and soul Dr Mark Kayanja. All are great people who have taken the time from their families and friends to help those less fortunate who are afflicted by spinal ailments. At our first dinner in Uganda, the veterans told stories from past years and the rookies looked forward to new stories for this year.
Dr. Isador Lieberman
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