I asked Mauricio if I may take his photo, and he kindly gave permission. He is holding the remains of his right leg while sitting in my garage.

So many people here need just a little help. They are not asking for much. Mauricio just wanted some help to attach his foot to his leg. A little thing, but we were unable to attach it.

Can you help? There are companies that make devices that could help this boy. Who are they? Would contact them and send my blog to them? Perhaps they have a leg this young man could use.

The son of our caretaker, Mauricio lost his leg in an accident. This morning he came to the house because his foot fell off the prosthetic device (a wooden leg). Phil is performing surgery on it trying to back out the broken pin and then reattach the foot.

This was an opportunity for me to get a better look at the device which I have wanted to do but did not want to ask for a closer look. Now that I have seen what he has, I am sure that he could do better. I think this is an old, outdated, used leg as Mauricio has had it only a short time and it is falling apart. I am sure he is thankful for a device, but this is just two steps up from a peg leg. It does let him get around, but under mountainous jungle conditions, he is not, in my opinion, fully functional.

If you know of anyone who can help Mauricio with a more efficient leg that would better serve him, please ask them to contact me at ginnee@gmail.com