March 2009 Piedra Negras, Mexico

Salesforce.com employee Todd Law and his wife traveled to Piedra Negras, Mexico to deliver chiropractic health care.  This trip consisted of 11 Chiropractors and 9 assistants from across the US. Approximately 1500 people were treated over a period of 2.5 days. Todd Law shares his story from his VTO trip to Piedra Negras with the Rotary Club.

My wife and I flew down to San Antonio, TX on 3/10/09 and were picked up by members of the Rotary Club from Piedras Negras, Mexico. After a 2.5 hour ride we crossed the border of Mexico and into Piedras Negras. That night we setup the chiropractic tables at the local Red Cross facility for the work we would be performing for the next week.

The next day we were picked up from the hotel at 8:00 AM and delivered to the Red Cross facility. My wife was the chiropractor and I was the assistant. My duties included preping the chiropratic table for incoming patiens and taking medical notes on each patient. I also helped with moving patients around that were disabled. The waiting room was constantly full and at the end of the day we had to turn people away and tell them to come back the next day. We repeated the the routine for all day Thursday and a half day on Friday. The 11 doctors treated approximately 1500 people during this time.

We attended a Special Olympics ceremony for part of the second half of Friday. At this event we handed out medals to all the participants. We also visited the school for Children with Special Needs. The administration highlighted how all the donations were put to use at the school. Our final trip was to the only orphanage in Northern Mexico. It was surprisingly small for such a large area that it supports. Most children there had various problems that made them hard to place in a home.