Astrid was born with both tethered spinal cord and foot deformities. She has made multiple trips to the United States to receive a variety of procedures. In December 2006, we brought two-year-old Astrid to Shriners Hospital in Springfield, MA. The next month, a pediatric neurosurgeon successfully completed a several-hour spinal operation. Without this surgery, Astrid’s mobility would likely have been severely impaired and she would have been incontinent.
In January 2011, Astrid went back to Shiner’s Hospital in Springfield for multiple procedures on her cavus left foot (an overarched foot). The first procedure was a tendon release and the second procedure required the doctors to insert a wedge of bone into in the middle of her foot.
Since then Astrid has started attending school in the United States and played a big role in supporting Esperanza’s mission.
Esperanza - Hope For The Children 