Physicians Care Clinic Inc (Physicians Alliance for Community Service)

This October I will be joining a group of physicians, PA's, and nurses on a medical trek to Nepal. Nepal is still struggling to get back on its feet a year after two major earthquakes struck the country, killing nearly 9,000 people and forcing a million more to abandon their homes. Many of the victims are still homeless and living in desperate conditions in isolated villages across the country.

Getting to these out-of-the-way villages is not easy. The trails that lead to some of them, which were near the epicenter and among the hardest hit, are steep, rocky — at times almost impassable — and filled with the stench of donkey urine and dung.

In addition to clean water and housing, these villagers need medical care. As a result, our team will be hiking to a Buddhist Monastery in the Taksindu region. We will attend to the needs of almost 700 patients who in some cases will have walked for two days to reach us. As most of you know, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. My particular role will be to set up a pharmacy and to manage and dispense various medications. Your donations will help defray the costs for personnel, Sherpa guides, medical supplies, and medications.  All donations will go to the Physicians Care Clinic as we rebuild these Nepali villages during the 2016 Taksindu Medical Mission.  
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On October 2, 2015 I will be taking the trip of a lifetime!! I am going with 2 physicians and 2 nurses on a medical mission to Nepal.

Since the devastating earthquake in April 2015, the Nepalese people have suffered and struggled even more than they usually do. They have lost loved ones and entire villages have been destroyed.

We will fly into Katmandu, then, take a smaller plane to Phaplu. From there we will have a 6 hour trek, on foot, up to the Taksindu Monastery where we will set up our clinic. We will be just 30 miles south from the base of Mount Everest!!! We will have a triage area, a clinic area, as well as a pharmacy.

We are hoping to evaluate and treat somewhere between 1500-2000 people while we are there. As well as train some of the 'jankri' or medicine men.

Some of the villagers have never seen a healthcare provider their whole life. Our patients will be coming anywhere from a 3 hours walk away up to a 3 days walk away, just to see us.

We are trying to raise funds to help offset the cost of the trip as well as to buy medications, dental hygiene supplies, reading glasses, and other medical necessities (such as blood pressure cuffs and blood sugar monitors).

Please consider giving to this most deserving cause.

No amount is too big, or too small. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated and will definitely be put to good use.

The Mission is directly associated with the Physician's Care Clinic - an indigent clinic in Decatur, and your contribution/donation is tax deductible.