Outside Your Comfort Zone: Flying Doctors Mission to Cambodia

"How will you explain to people what your are going to do? We don't speak Cambodian." Dixie asked me. "Just lie down on the table, and I will start working on you. They'll get the idea." I replied. Soon we had people crowding around, eager and curious to be next. Folks on crutches, wheelchairs, there was even a fellow without any legs in a wagon encircling the portable chiropractic table. We had set up an impromptu chiropractic clinic in the courtyard of the Siem Reap Hospital in Cambodia. Dixie and I were part of a 19 person health care mission with Flying Doctors of America in November 2010 providing free medical, dental, surgical and chiropractic care in the impoverished Southeast Asian country of Cambodia.
Chiropractic is a wonderful healing art. It also make great entertainment on mission trips. People love to see and hear the groans, moans, winces, cracks, pops and smiles that emanate from our treatment table.

For five days we travel to villages on the outskirts of Siem Reap. Siem Reap is the primary tourist destination for travellers to Cambodia. It sits just outside the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site- Angkor Wat. Highlights of my trip included adjusting blind villagers, diagnosing Parkinson's disease in a farmer, improvising a splint for a little girl who was run over by a motorbike, performing acupuncture on an ailing monk and exploring the archaeological ruins.

Traveling the world to alleviate human suffering is exciting, exotic and exhausting. Getting back to work helps me recuperate. Where will my next mission take me? Stay tuned!

Fundraiser a Success!

The enormous generosity of our patients showed through this week with an outpouring of donations. We far exceeded our goals for Flying Doctors Day, ending up with over 50 patient visits and over $3,000 in donations. More than 30 patients contributed $50 or more, with the top donation of $500! Lots of patients will be sporting a Flying Doctors of America T-Shirt this summer. I am due to depart on November 10th and return on Thanksgiving. It may seem like a far way off, but it will probably be here before we know it. Thanks again for every one's help and support to make it possible for me to give chiropractic care to the impoverished people in Cambodia.

Join us for Flying Doctors Day-Wednesday, July 14th

Flying Doctors Day is an opportunity for you to help yourself, help a loved one or a friend- and support a worthy cause- Flying Doctors of America's Mission to Cambodia. This Fall, I will be traveling to Southeast Asia with a group of medical doctors, nurses and allied healthcare providers to provide the impoverished children, men and woman with free medical care. My wife Dixie and I are volunteering our time, but that doesn't mean we get to go for free. With your help, we can raise the money necessary to fund our expenses for the mission. I am providing all my chiropractic services for new and existing patients on Wednesday, July 14th in exchange for a donation of any amount to Flying Doctors of America. All donations of any size are welcome in exchange for new patient exams, x-rays, and chiropractic adjustments. Donations are tax-deductible. When you donate $50 you will receive a Flying Doctors T-shirt, and when you donate $100 you will receive a t-shirt, plus a Cambodia DVD. Call us at 770-993-9287 or visit our website- http://www.leadingedgeatlanta.com/ to arrange your visit.