A chance at life
“Does he have all of his fingers and toes?”
Regardless of culture, creed or country, parents everywhere share these most basic concerns when babies enter the world. The first thoughts of “is my baby perfect?”
Unfortunately, babies are not always born with the same physical attributes. And sadly, catastrophic accidents do happen all too often.
In India, the Kiwanis Club of New Delhi has stepped in to provide hands, feet, legs and other prosthetic solutions for those who face daily life without the benefit of those body parts that enable physical movement and basic daily routines.
“There are no guarantees, no warranties; none of us come with any of those,” says Dr. Anil Ahuja NM, an orthopedic surgeon and former surgeon captain in the Indian Navy, who retired to devote himself to the mission of the Kiwanis Prosthetic Limb Clinic in New Delhi. “We cannot make anyone perfect, but we can give them quality of life.”
Download or read the rest of the story in the April 2012 Kiwanis magazine. There, you'll also find stories about how Sierra Leone is winning the battle against maternal and neonatal tetanus, how communities can fight back against bullies and how Louisiana Kiwanians cook up some of your favorite New Orleans dishes. The issue also contains the 2010-11 annual report.