STEPS support a new clubfoot clinic in the heart of rural Mpumalanga
In May 2014, STEPS signed a support partnership with a newly established clubfoot clinic at Tintswalo Hospital in Acornhoek, a rural hospital close to the Kruger Park, servicing a large area and 1.5 million patients.
STEPSsister Cheryl Howard summits Mount Elbrus in Russia
We planned to summit on Wednesday 16 July. We had spent the morning learning how to fall down the mountain slope headfirst, sideways and backwards, while remembering to keep the legs up so not as to let the crampons dig in and keeping the ice axe at such an angle so not as to stab yourself when trying to self-arrest down the steep mountain slope.
Following in Dr Ponseti’s footsteps
When I first met Dr Ponseti in 2003, I asked him if he was Spanish, and he quickly corrected me with a smile, ‘No, I am Catalan!’ Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. Founded as a Roman town, it is a beautiful city, with a rich and unique culture of art, architecture, design, music, and cuisine.
STEPSsister Cheryl gets her first glimpse of Mount Elbrus
Cheryl Howard, our amazing STEPSsister who will shortly be climbing Mount Elbrus – the highest mountain in Russia – to raise funds and awareness for STEPS, has had her first glimpse of the mammoth mountain
Craig and Alethea’s clubfoot story of hope
Craig’s mom is Alethea Malan. We met them at the weekly Monday Tygerberg Hospital clubfoot clinic just as Craig who was born with a clubfoot, was finishing with his series of casts. Alethea is a single mother who is mostly unemployed, but will do whatever work she can find to provide for herself and her […]
Fabrice’s parents give the gift of Ponseti
Fabrice is a little boy having the Ponseti treatment for clubfoot in The Netherlands. He turns one this month, and wears his brace at night after successful casting. His parents Giovanni and Tammy contacted STEPS recently to ask how they could help to give more children the chance to have the same successful treatment that […]
Lefika’s clubfoot story
Lefika was born in Gaborone in 2008 with clubfoot. When he was four months old, he had an operation to correct it. The operation was unsuccessful and two months later the doctor wanted to operate again, but his mom, Tshepang Seisa-Chilume, refused. She went online to research clubfoot and found STEPS and Karen Moss. Karen […]
Erto’s clubfoot story
In 2010 Erto was born in the small village of Otse, Botswana, with clubfoot. His mother, Catherine, says, “It was very hard. I was afraid when the nurse said ‘come and see’. His feet were turned inward. I got sick and had so much stress.” Peace Corps worker Maggie Kraft often walked through Otse. “One […]
