Clinica MAXEÑA 2018

30 de JULIO, 2018 GOOD AFTERNOON FRIENDS and FAMILY FROM OUR HOME, AND IN GUATEMALA! I GREET YOUR ONCE MORE FROM THE CLINICA MAXEÑA! I hope this finds all well and content for all our family and friends. It is Monday so the Clinica is busy with patients.  Our Doctor Jorge Castro sees up to 15 patients in the morning, and  others wait until after lunch for consult.  Our Chemical Laboratory is always a busy service. We have received many important Chemical Lab Machines and Reagents. We are also fortunate, with generous donations, from our Diocese Donors, to have an EKG Machine, and Ultrasound and printer. There is a  lot more poverty, unemployment, and hunger in our area.  In our Clinic, we decreased percentages of several workers, so not to cut our budget of Medicines and Charity to patients in 2018..  One of our infant Patients, just left the Operating Room, in the Roosevelt Hospital, in Guatemala City.  Sindy Ajqui Tzoc is 11 months old.  Her first admittance to the Hospit

Wendy comes from a mountain village, several kilometers from the Clinica Maxeña.  She comes to NUTRITION SUPPORT GROUP MONTHLY.  All the children who have passed consult with our DOCTOR, and found to be malnourished and under weight are given Formula, according to their need.  They do not pay for the Formula or consult with the doctor.  They also receive their medicine without cost at the CLINICA MAXEÑA. Some of the fathers do come to the MISSION to cut grass and chop wood once a month, to help with expense of formula and Medical Care..  WENDY is a Special Child. She was born prematurely, at 6 months pregnancy, in the nearby National Hospital. She weighed ONE POUND EIGHT OUNCES AT BIRTH.  She spent 5 weeks in an  incubator , when her DAD said, "I WANT MY DAUGHTER HOME."  The Doctor from the Government Health Center, ALDEA GUINEALES, 8km into the  Mountains, came with another Doctor, to ask for our Help!  They were aware of our Nutrition Program and that the Clinica

GOOD AFTERNOON FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I AM WRITING FROM THE CLINICA MAXEÑA, OUR PARISH MISSION CLINIC IN GUATEMALA.! THIS WEEK WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE DEATH OF REV. ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND G HUNTHAUSEN WITH GREAT SADDNESS..  HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE GUATEMALA MISSION, OF THE DIOCESE OF HELENA, MONTANA, IN 1964. The CLINICA MAXEÑA OPENED IT´S DOORS AS A PARISH CLINIC IN 1966, AS PART OF OUR GUATEMALA MISSION!  I WAS BLESSED TO BE ONE OF THREE LAY MISSIONARIES, FROM OUR DIOCESE TO BEGIN WORK IN OUR MISSION AND THE CLINICA MAXEÑA. IN 2016, THE CLINICA MAXEÑA  CELEBRATED IT´S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.  THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND CONTINUE TO BE SERVED IN OUR PARISH CLINIC, CLINICA MAXEÑA! THANK YOU ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND G. HUNTHAUSEN FOR THIS GIFT OF MISSION TO OUR CHURCH AND TO THE GUATEMALAN PEOPLE!  THANK YOU ALSO TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE POSSIBLE OUR PRESENCE IN GUATEMALA THROUGH DONATIONS AND SERVICE! WE HAVE ERECTED A SMALL ALTAR WITH A PHOTO OF ARCHBISHOP HUNTHAU

                      REALITIES OF THE CLINICA MAXEÑA, IN THE MISSION, IN 2018                   More Government Health Facilities;  More Private Doctors; More Pharmacies!          REALITY IS MORE POVERTY! MORE UNEMPLOYMENT; HUNGER!!         Times have changed in the Health Field, since the Clinica Maxeña opened its doors to          serve the Population, in 1966!  Many new Diseases are present; Vaccines; more Health          Care Professionals; Government Centers with Maternal Health, 24 Hours, Ambulances          available, but not without cost; more, but not sufficient Medicine, in Government Centers.          Reality is HUNGER, POVERTY INCREASE, UNEMPLOYMENT!!  The Population is          MIGRATING to the NORTH as Illegal ALIENS, in Desperation!!  The CHURCH is very          present to the realities of Life for the POOR!  ANSWERS ARE NOT EASY!  THANK YOU          FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRESENCE IN OUR WORK IN THE GUATEMALAN          MISSION, SUPPORTED BY THE DIOCESE OF H

                                                                                            "A VERY SPECIAL CHILD AND FRIEND"        I have known Karla and her family since she first became ill, three years ago.  She is very small           for her age.  She will be  16 years old this month. She lives with her family, parents and siblings         in a small village about 30 minutes from here.  She is studying here in Santo Tomas, but has had        to take time off again, for treatment of her illness.  Please remember her in PRAYER! Her        condition is very serious! THANK YOU!!           The Clinica Maxeña has been in existence since 1966.  Over the years, we have made very good           contacts with Specialists in Guatemala City and other Hospitals.  There are Specialists from the           Unites States who have offered their expertise as VOLUNTEERS.  The Clinica Maxeña         welcomes Opthalmologist TEAMS from California and Montana, twice a year, for more

Add caption Friends,  The Clinica Maxeña initiated in 1966.  The Clinic is a Catholic Institution of the Diocese of Suchitepequez, Guatemala.  Our Bishop is Monseñor Pablo Vizcaino Prado.  This is the present ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM: Martin, Cirilo, Miguel, Sheila, Magdalí, and Francisco. and also a Photo of the Clinica.  The Clinic presentlly has 22 Health Workers.  This includes our Doctor Jorge Castro and Director of clinic, Professional Nurse, Magalí Gutierrez.  Our Clinic receives financial Assistance since 1966, since founded, from the Catholic Diocese of Helena, Montana, USA.

Friends and FAMILY, I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE ONCE AGAIN BY THIS BLOG!  I have lived most of my life in Guatemala, Central America as a MISSIONARY!  I have learned a great deal from friends, patients and the POOR.  I wish to share with YOU!  I continue to work as a MISSIONARY of the CATHOLIC CHURCH in the the FIELD OF HEALTH CARE TO THE POOR.  Our MISSION is supported by the Diocese of Helena, Montana Much has changed over the years.  I am at presently the only MISSIONARY from the DIOCESE of Helena, Montana. My companion is my DOG; COCO, a cocker spaniel, and many other furry companions.  I work with Guatemalan, MAYAN Priests in our Parish Church, and with Mayan Health Workers in the Clinica Maxeña.  Our Diocese also supports a Junior, Senior high School, LA ASUNCIÓN!  I hope you will continue to support our work with the POOR! STAY TUNED, AS I SHARE LIFE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, THEIR NEEDS, THEIR JOYS, AND THEIR CULTURE. BLESSINGS FROM GUATEMALA! SHEILA MCSHANE