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Dear  ,
We are honored to share these heart-warming news with you: the 5th round of heart surgeries was a success!

Once more, Dr. Hammel's team from the Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, together with the team in training from Salvatierra Hospital in La Paz, accomplished 12 life-saving cardiac operations for children from Baja California Sur. The total is now 56 surgeries since the Spirit of Love program began in early 2013.

LCCF is more committed than ever to help bring a better quality of life through health to the children of Southern Baja, but we know it is a huge task that needs teamwork in order to have continued success. We never forget the great challenges encountered and overcome by our founders before we even dreamed of having a program of this magnitude in B.C.S. "Amigos de los Ni?os", one of the oldest non-profits in the Los Cabos area has been funded by LCCF since 2006 and helped lay the grounds for the Spirit of Love program to happen. Today it continues to support children with congenital heart defects, cancer and other ailments. There is another organization that we also fund that was born out of a special connection to the heart. "Coraz?n de Ni?o" participates in the surgeries by helping the families involved with all the non-medical aspects, such as food, transportation and lodging. However, without the strong response of the State Health Secretary and the steady work of the staff in Salvatierra General Hospital we would not be enjoying these results today.

What was once only a dream for LCCF, today is a true miracle that keeps growing and evolving. In this 5th round, we began funding a new organization called Abriendo Corazones - Opening Hearts that will take care of the logistics involved in the surgeries and serve as a medical advisor for the pediatric cardiology program all year long and specially toward its accreditation into the Mexican public health insurance system "Seguro Popular", which tends to the most vulnerable population in Mexico. We will continue to fund and monitor the process and to pursue our goal of having a world class pediatric unit at Salvatierra General Hospital in La Paz, available to all the children in the state.

Same Spirit of Love with more hands at work for healthier hearts and happy children... that is what makes it all worth while!
Kiara: 9th Heart Hero of this round!
Richard: 2nd Heart Hero of this round!
Kevin: 5th Heart Hero of this round!

MEET OTHER NEW HEART HEROES!
Jes?s Deivih

This adorable 7 month old little baby is Jes?s Deivih. His cute cheeks were irresistible to all the nurses! 

"I felt as if my heart was the one fixed" said Virgina, Jes?s' mom, when seeing her baby after his surgery.

Fernando

Little Fernando had a bracelet which he believed gave him superpowers to recover from his surgery.
As he was feeling better, Fernando asked to visit the other patients. When he saw Itzel, another heart hero of this round, he extended his hand and gently gave his magic bracelet to her, hoping it would now help her in her re covery.

Dania
 

Dania is a very brave 8 month old baby. In her short life she has already gone through 2 catheterizations and now, an open heart surgery.

She is full of health now and her parents are grateful beyond words for giving her little princess a chance to live a normal and happy life.

 

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LCCF UPDATES & NEWS
The Husebys, who previously planned a Christmas Party for our children, now organized a boat ride for several families as a Children's Day celebration with the help of the Los Cabos Children's Foundation,  Mobilize Mankind , and  Gente Joven Por Un Cambio . A special thanks to "Pez Gato III" for donating the boat trip!

We would like to thank  Er-Solutions  for volunteering to offer a Pediatric First Aid and CPR course at no cost to several mothers of children benefited by our Spirit of Love and Spirit of Joy programs and fellow organizations that we collaborate with and fund through our Spirit of Service program.

Beyond Donation!

We would like to thank those friends that not only have collaborated with us or given a donation, but that have also shown an interest in coming to see the programs in Salvatierra Hospital. We have taken some along in our visits as observers in the past surgery round and other special occasions. They received a tour of the hospital, getting to know the staff and some children receiving treatment in the pediatric oncology and intensive care units, as well as the cath lab for the pediatric cardiology program.

LCCF Board members and representatives from International Community Foundation and Cabo Villas Beach Resort & Spa.

Visitors from East Cape Health Center, Cabo Villas Beach Resort & Spa and Cabo Azul Resort.

Friends from "Amigos de los Ni?os", a public preschool in San Jose, Transcabo and Templo Restaurant.

Dr. Srul Schcolnik, head of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, talking about his passion: children's critical health.

During their visit, the group got to meet William and other oncology patients.

"I was particularly impressed in seeing how some of the programs aimed at oncology and cardiology have significant spillover benefits for other patients with other conditions. The knowledge that LCCF benefits even more kids than I thought is powerful."

-Richard Lirtzman, Investor and recently retired member of the Foundation Board of the Boulder County Community Hospital.


If you are interested in coming along with us, please write to vanessa@loscaboschildren.org.

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