Doña Maria Catalina is one of several people scheduled for hernia surgery in August.

Her hernia is so large she in no longer able to do laundry for people, which is how she earns her living. She told Flory she is really in a lot of pain.

Cost: The usual surgical fee is $210, plus preop tests - $75.

Flory asks people to help by paying for as much of these costs as they can, explaining that then we will use the money to serve more people. It is amazing and heartwarming to see how many people come up with some money from their relatives or neighbors, so that they can help support someone else.

Brothers Jayme and Marvin (sons of Doña Maria Consuelo below left) had minor surgery to remove lipomas mid-July.

Jayme, from his face; Marvin (not shown), from his arm.

Cost for each: Surgical fee - $104, Biopsy - $39

Don Mario Enrique had a double hernia that was very painful and kept him from working in the fields. He didn’t know what was going to become of them. He had surgery August 6 and will be able to return to work when the incision is healed.

-Photo of him in bed, wife seated to right.

Doña Maria Consuelo (mother of Jayme and Marvin above) could hardly see anything, due to cataracts.

She had surgery on her first eye mid-July.

She is amazed and totally grateful for our help!

Cost: We paid for an ultrasound -$26. She paid for labs.

There is no surgical fee at Obras for cataract surgery.

-Photo of husband, Doña Maria with eye patch , Flory