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Orthopedic Shoes

Trying to fit an Orthopedic shoe in Kenya – this is not a Cinderella Story!

December 26, 2017 by Alisa
Newton MEND orthopedic patient

Hi Supporters   When I arrived in Kenya on Feb 24 , 2017 I met a boy called Newton at the library in Meru. I could see he needed a shoe raise to correct his hip deformity that meant one leg was 4″ shorter than the other.   I called the orthopedic technician, Muchoki, at … Read more

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