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Tuesday, November 12, 2002The Rev. William M. Lyons was moved to action when he saw a newborn child with excess fluid on the brain, lying helplessly in a hospital in Mukacheve, Ukraine. During a conversation with the child's doctor, Lyons discovered that a shunt needed to drain the fluid was not readily available. Such a shunt is standard equipment in American hospitals. ``I was told that the family had to supply the shunt and that in most cases, the family is given a list of equipment that they need to provide before surgery can be performed,'' said Lyons, pastoral associate at First Grace United Church of Christ in Akron. ``This is in a place where the unemployment rate is 80 percent, and I can't use the words to describe what kind of medical resources are not available.'' Sometimes we forget how good we have it. posted by Sydney on 11/12/2002 07:43:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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