Time to Give Back!

Here I am,

finally,  

working as a Pediatrician

in a poor country.

I've wanted to do this all my life.

In 1974 I signed up with Save The Children

to work six months in Cambodia, 

but Pol Pot and a genocidal war

interfered with that project.

Then family, profession, and the years flowed by.

Now is my time. 

Last year, in March 2010,

I rearranged my practice

to help out in Haiti for two weeks.

You can read an abbreviated description

of my time in Haiti on my clinic website,

www.childrensclinic.ca.

I worked hard

and returned with conflicted emotions,

but with the certainty 

that I wanted to do more. 

In October 2010 I spent

ten days in Nicaragua

to scout out a new opportunity to help.

I will return to Nicaragua in March 2011

to work in a rural clinic

as a pediatrician.

I hope to sustain this dream come true. 

Life has smiled on me

but frowned on much of the world. 

Time to give back, time to help out. 

Nicaragua is the second poorest country

in the Americas,

and deserving of our help.

There are doctors in Nicaragua.

After the revolution, the government

established schools and medical clinics

in most of the major communities.

But there are not many doctors

and there are very few specialists.

A doctor in Nicaragua is paid $500 a month,

and they are rich

compared to the average worker

who makes less than $100 a month.

Time to give back!

If you would like to help,

If life has smiled on you

and you also desire to give back, 

if you can help in any way,

please contact us at

helpnicaraguachildren@gmail.com.

Thank you.

Lane Robson MD

www.childrensclinic.ca