We are extremely excited to announce that VOSH-NY will be bringing Ximena, the little 4 year old girl from Peru, and her mother this coming weekend (Oct 16-17) for a life-saving operation to treat her orbital tumor. All the major hurdles in getting her here from Lima (political, diplomatic, logistic, and otherwise) have been surmounted. Dr. Jorge Won and Andrew Won will be personally picking her up over the weekend and accompanying her to her first series of pre-surgical testing over the first week.

As of now the only issue not resolved is the HOUSING SITUATION for Ximena's mother as Ronald Mcdonald house will not be able to accommodate her. Although we we will be housing her at our home the first few nights we need to find an affordable short-term housing option close to Mt. Sinai Hospital in Upper Manhattan for her 2-month stay while her daughter is receiving treatment. We are contemplating all options but are open to any advice or suggestions. If anybody can help please contact Dr. Jorge Won @ ojowon@aol.com or 718-651-2020.