The hospital in Davao City, Philippines, where Tim was born, was built in 2011 and since has performed 2,139 surgeries on individuals without proper access to medical care.
One of those individuals was 11-year-old Aldrin who was born with a congenital knee deformity, described as legs similar to a flamingo.
“Essentially, Aldrin’s knee bends the wrong way like a flamingo,” Staff surgeon at the hospital Dr. Tim Mead wrote on the CURE blog. “When we see children with knees like this early, we can often cast the knees and improve them.”
But, Aldrin’s family couldn’t afford the surgery needed to correct Aldrin’s condition.
“When young, the surgery is much less involved. At age 14, surgery is a true challenge,” Dr. Mean said.
Tim describes the moment he hears the story about Aldrin and how the hospital surgeons put together a plan to help him, but it wasn’t easy.
“Hearing Aldrin’s story about what he had been through, how he’d been bullied, how he had been neglected, it would be an easy surgery if he was younger but he’s already 11 years old…then four hours later (after surgery) his legs are straight.”
Find out more about this boy’s life-changing surgery in the clip below.
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