Sterly Milfort is a 6-year-old girl who was born with a congenital defect - Turner's Syndrome. We brought her to a visiting plastic surgeon from the United States and he diagnosed her with this syndrome. Turners Syndrome is caused when a female does not have the usual pair of 2 "x" chromosomes in her DNA strucure. As a result certain characteristics are shown. One of the signs is a wide and webbed neck. You can see that her neck is wide and the webbing restricts movement of her head. The plastic surgeon is going to do surgery in June on her neck to improve her mobility. Another symptom is a broad, flat chest shaped like a shield.
Another symptom is a short height. Because she is missing the 2 "x" chromosomes her puberty development will be affected and she will probably not be able to have children. If she were living in the United States or Canada she would be probably be given growth hormone therapy and also estrogen replacement therapy when she reaches 12 years of age. I am not sure what can be done for her here, but we hope to keep in contact with the family and support her with her challenges.
We do most of our laboratory blood work at Med Lab which is located at Canape Vert Hospital. It is a good laboratory and is recognized as an American level lab with modern equipment and skilled staff. They give us a discount and we are also able to obtain results online which makes things a lot easier as well. The day we took this picture we had brought a young boy who is seen walking with his mother (orange dress) and a woman (brown t-shirt and skirt) for blood tests. Thank you for your financial support that enables us to help some of the people with their medical needs.
Across the street from the Canape Vert Hospital is this view. The hillside of this area has been built up over the years as the population of Port-au-Prince grew. There was quite a bit of destruction in this area during the earthquake, especially of the larger homes along Canape Vert.
Across the street from the Hospital is the collapsed building of the Journalists Association. Work is now being done at removing the rubble.
Sterly Milfort is a 6-year-old girl who was born with a congenital defect - Turner's Syndrome. We brought her to a visiting plastic surgeon from the United States and he diagnosed her with this syndrome. Turners Syndrome is caused when a female does not have the usual pair of 2 "x" chromosomes in her DNA strucure. As a result certain characteristics are shown. One of the signs is a wide and webbed neck. You can see that her neck is wide and the webbing restricts movement of her head. The plastic surgeon is going to do surgery in June on her neck to improve her mobility. Another symptom is a broad, flat chest shaped like a shield. 
Another symptom is a short height. Because she is missing the 2 "x" chromosomes her puberty development will be affected and she will probably not be able to have children. If she were living in the United States or Canada she would be probably be given growth hormone therapy and also estrogen replacement therapy when she reaches 12 years of age. I am not sure what can be done for her here, but we hope to keep in contact with the family and support her with her challenges. 
We do most of our laboratory blood work at Med Lab which is located at Canape Vert Hospital. It is a good laboratory and is recognized as an American level lab with modern equipment and skilled staff. They give us a discount and we are also able to obtain results online which makes things a lot easier as well. The day we took this picture we had brought a young boy who is seen walking with his mother (orange dress) and a woman (brown t-shirt and skirt) for blood tests. Thank you for your financial support that enables us to help some of the people with their medical needs.
Across the street from the Canape Vert Hospital is this view. The hillside of this area has been built up over the years as the population of Port-au-Prince grew. There was quite a bit of destruction in this area during the earthquake, especially of the larger homes along Canape Vert.
Across the street from the Hospital is the collapsed building of the Journalists Association. Work is now being done at removing the rubble. 
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