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		<title>Trailer Released for Documentary About Young Girl in Need of Help</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/05/27/trailer-released-for-documentary-about-young-girl-in-need-of-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 05:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the trailer for an upcoming documentary about Dr. Hodes and his role in helping a young Ethiopian girl named Zemene:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1116&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 05:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now have thirteen kids in Ghana undergoing spine surgery by Dr. Boachie&#8217;s FOCOS team. We are not fully funded, and greatly appreciate contributions &#8211; from small gifts to full sponsorships of $18,000 per child. Detailed information is available on each patient. Click Here for detailed information about each patient, and take a look at their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1110&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WANTED &#8211; FREQUENT FLYER MILES</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/05/25/wanted-frequent-flyer-miles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 05:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Supporters, We frequently send patients to Ghana and to India for surgery, and need Skyteam Miles (Delta, KLM, Air France) or Star Alliance Miles (United, USAir, Lufthansa, Air Canada) to cover their travel abroad for life-saving surgery. Feel free to contact us at ethiopianspines@gmail.com! Thank you, Dr. Hodes<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1107&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing a Little Girl&#8217;s Bulging Eye &#8211; Yemiserach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yemiserach is a girl from rural Gojjam who was sent to me by a Peace Corps volunteer posted in rural Gojjam, who tracked me down online. &#8221;Her eye is popping out,&#8221; he explained in his first phone call. Indeed, his description was accurate, and MRI showed that she had a mass behind the eye. A visiting team from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1090&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Rick Hodes at Stanford University 4/5 and 4/6</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/04/05/dr-rick-hodes-at-stanford-university-45-46/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jewish Student Association at Stanford will be hosting special guest Dr. Rick Hodes on Thursday, 4/5 and Friday, 4/6.  Click to reserve your FREE tickets today. April 5th- 7:00-8:30pm in Stanford&#8217;s Main Quad Building 300 Room 300 April 6th- 5:00-6:30pm in the Lucile Packard Children&#8217;s Hospital Auditorium<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1085&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TONIGHT: Bring Back Hope: Honouring the Extraordinary Work of Dr. Rick Hodes</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/04/04/bring-back-hope-honoring-the-extraordinary-work-of-dr-rick-hodes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us TONIGHT, April 4, 2012 at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver for &#8220;Bring Back Hope,&#8221; a dinner to honor and support the work of Dr. Rick Hodes. Be sure to visit www.bringbackhope.com, where you can purchase tickets, make a donation, or learn more about sponsoring the event. For additional information about the event, please email info@bringbackhope.com or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1015&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>See Dr. Hodes in Seattle April 2, 2012</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/03/19/see-dr-hodes-in-seattle-april-2-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t miss Dr. Hodes when he comes to visit the Seattle University on April 2nd. He will be speaking at the Pigott Building Auditorium from 5:30 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM. For more information, contact Katie Bowler at bowlerk@seattleu.edu or (206) 296-6100. See RSVP details below. - Title: Dr. Rick Hodes: One Physician&#8217;s Journey in Ethiopia Description: When Dr. Rick Hodes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1071&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle Couple Visits Tsion, The Child They Sponsored for Surgery</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/03/18/seattle-couple-visits-tsion-the-child-they-sponsored-for-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tsion is a 10 year old girl from Jimma, the only child of a woman who was working as a day laborer carrying stone when she came to us in July, 2011. They had nowhere to sleep in the summer rains, so they spent the night sleeping in a chair on the veranda of the university hospital so they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1052&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Habtamu: A Fixed Heart and Big Dreams</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/03/16/habtamu-a-fixed-heart-big-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Habtamu, now 19, stopped into clinic last week to say hi. The son of municipal fireman, he was in severe congestive heart failure when he first came to us. About 3 years ago, we sent him to India to have mitral valve replacement. He would have died by now. Sitting in the waiting room, he was studying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1041&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amognesh Comes to Visit: A Girl Who Can Breath Again</title>
		<link>http://rickhodes.org/2012/03/14/amognesh-comes-to-visit-a-girl-who-can-breath-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, Amognesh, a 16 year old girl from rural Gojjam province, came to us with a terrible spine which had been destroyed by tuberculosis. After testing, we sent her to Ghana for surgery by the FOCOS team. She did great and returned home to her village. Last week, she came to us for a checkup. In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickhodes.org&#038;blog=12217640&#038;post=1028&#038;subd=rickhodes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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