By Ouida Duncan | Project Leader
Duncan Tree will be returning to Jamaica in November with a team of highly skilled surgeons and technicians to help six more teenagers with scoliosis to get the corrective spine surgery they need. These surgeries will transform the lives of these young people forever.
Their self-esteem will reach new heights. Their ability to function both physically and mentally will increase like never before. And through these efforts we may see the next Colin Powell (a son of Jamaica), Susan L. Taylor (a daughter of the Caribbean), or Usain Bolt (a Jamaican who became an Olympic champion in spite of his scoliosis). What we hope never to see are those held back by this crippling condition.
We would like to thank the generous of donation of surgical implants from Medtronic; the support of Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Professor at Weill Cornell and Head of Scoliosis Surgery at HSS; Dr. Kenneth Paonessa, Global Outreach Program Chairman of the Scoliosis Research Society; and the financial donations from supporters of Duncan Tree Foundation.
Your continued support would be greatly appreciated. Please send us a note if you would like to know more about his project, we would like to hear from you.
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