A visit to Baca Ortiz Hospital

This is the largest children's hospital in Quito.  It is about a block from our apartment.  Over 140,000Children come from all over Ecuador to be treated here. They do emergency as well as long term care.  I was able to get a few outside pictures before the guard came up and told me picture taking was not allowed.

Dad talking to a member of the Ministry of Education.  We are trying to do a project with them where the church will donate school desks and equipment to a room in the hospital where children can come and keep current in their school work.

A cute little girl receiving chemo.  Some foundation donated the chemo chairs but they are huge for the little children.

The school room where the children come to be taught.  The furniture they have now is not in good condition so we hope to be able to help them as well as donate some learning toys.

Even though she is sick with cancer and having chemo she still had a smile for us.  We had to ask permission for all these pictures.

Some of the children are in the waiting room so there is a teacher there with trays, papers, pencils and crayons to keep the children entertained and learning at the same time.  There is also another teacher that rotates thru the cancer patients rooms who are unable to come to the schoolroom.  She teaches them in their beds.  The church is donating some laptops to make their learning a little easier!

Two cute little girls with their mothers.  They had smiles for us.  All the cancer patients were bald so if you want to donate your hair to "Locks of Love" we are sure some little child somewhere would appreciate it!!

The little girl on the right has a compromised immune system from her chemo treatments so has to wear a mask.

Having fun coloring even while hooked up to her medicines.  Only one parent is allowed to stay with their child at one time.  The government doesn't have enough resources to help all the poor that come to the hospital so families have to look for money to help their child receive treatments.  It was a very heartwarming but difficult to see these little ones suffer so.