Comments on: Americans making a positive impact in Mexico: Our CEO talks with Dr. Billy Andrews of Kids First Orthopaedics

By: Iggie

Iggie — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:20:46 +0000

In reply to Olga Davidge.

If you honestly feel this way, publish your own article and refrain from pi*sing on another’s parade. Shame.

By: Travis Bembenek

Travis Bembenek — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:58:56 +0000

In reply to George Sickler.

George – what a great story of the work you and the Lion’s Club have done. What a wonderful service you all did for the community. Thank you so much for sharing.

By: Travis Bembenek

Travis Bembenek — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:58:02 +0000

In reply to Dona Readinger.

Dona – thank you so much for asking and for reaching out. Let me check and contact you directly.

By: Travis Bembenek

Travis Bembenek — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:57:24 +0000

In reply to Daniel Houck.

Daniel – that’s wonderful. How kind of you and your wife to do that! The gift of education is as good as it gets.

By: George Sickler

George Sickler — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:53:56 +0000

Well, I have no special talents but I was with the Lions’ Club in San Miguel for a good number of years.

We had a free eye clinic each Thursday for locals who otherwise couldn’t afford it.

That meant we had over 20,000 pairs of donated prescription eyeglasses. We had the equipment to examine each one to determine and catalog their prescription strengths and computer-log that info plus provide the location in the several rooms of inventory files.

Each Thursday, we members welcomed them in, logged them in, and filled out their appointment cards to carry with them through the exam.

We also performed and recorded the eye chart test and sat them down in line to see the optometrist who was volunteering his time. The doc provided the prescription, we found and got a pair of glasses in the files that matched.

The patient tried them on, and WOW! One elderly lady was so overwhelmed with the difference that she wobbled and broke into tears.

By: Dona Readinger

Dona Readinger — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 02:47:55 +0000

This warms my heart while stimulating it as well. My husband and I hope to move to Merida this winter. He is a retired Pediatric Cardiologist, handicapped and 81 years old. Do you feel he could be helpful and in what capacity? What you are doing is beautiful.

By: Daniel Houck

Daniel Houck — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:24:51 +0000

This was great and much appreciated. I know a lot of people doing above and beyond the call of duty here in Mexico. When you help out here you can see up close and personal that it makes a difference. My wife and I sent four extremely talented young ladies from a Oaxaca family to Iteso University and it has been very gratifying to watch them graduate and immediately start making a difference. We’ve lived in Mexico for going on 17 years and we will finish out our lives here. For us, this is as good as it gets.

By: Charles Murray

Charles Murray — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:19:14 +0000

Great story. We need more positive stories like this. Thank you

By: Olga Davidge

Olga Davidge — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:55:32 +0000

Western orthopedics and surgery is a terrible approach !!!!! – healing approach would be OSTEOPATHIC treatment and homeopathy !!!!!!! experience i myself had in Puerto Vallarta was that a very nice osteopath has been badly trained… but surely among expats there must be Osteopathic Drs ?! terrible terrible terrible ! – down the line… as time goes by surgery is a VERY NEGATIVE effect disrupting energy flow in the body! causing more problems that it has once solved! – at least ! they should be aware of neural therapy after scars have healed !!!!! 🙁

By: Charles Knight

Charles Knight — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:44:11 +0000

So well said! And I see more and more of selfless contibutions to the Lakeside Chapala communities by North American residents. Person to person good will and appreciation is the most powerful kind of diplomacy.