Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-04
PHYSICIANS WILL
CONTRIBUTE
OPERATION
SKILL GIFT
TO LITTLE MINNIE
of Giving Her New
Pair Of Feet VIII Come in
Scientific Treatment After
ward Says Dir. Lukens.

skin freely to help little Minnie re-
gain the use Of her feet according to
Or. Charles II. Lnkens. superintendent
Of the Children's Home society. who
has the little crippled girl in his
charge in this city.
II have been asked by a friend, :
said DR.. Lukens yesterday. "as to why
the operation on little Minnie for her
deformity could not be lone in Albu-
querque, the impression seeming TO be
that we should senl her away for her
treatment.
II wish I o ask you to inform the
public that with the intimate ac-
quaintance with the Albuquerque ply
sioians and surgeons, / believe that
any one OF tho members Of the Ber-
nalillo County Medical society could
perform the operation successfully.
The operation will he performed
here in Albuquerque, by A%lbuqueraGe
surgeons. Again. / do not believe that
any m Of the surgeons here would
ask a penny of tn furd contributed as
a fee. The matter II the bare opera-
ton. or operations viii not cost Il
! penny.
THE expense will he for the nurse.
the medicines and casts needed, and
the scientific appliances which the
little girl viii he obliged to wear. The
cost Of keeping a child in an orphan
age is from $500 to $3.50 and up
wards a year, where the child is not
sick or needing special care The
baby girl will be under our care at
least p year. EA.n ihen she will not
be a subject foe placing in n home. as
she will need to learn to walk as
though she were a baby just starting
Her feet will need - be ma ssaged ard
developed. They are not growing at
Ian now. / do net expect the bare cost
of her treatment and care will be less
than four hundred dollars. This
money must be provided.
we are doing a charitable work at
the receiving home. Many little ones
come under our care, some are sick,
all are without clothing until we pro-
vide IL, some must be kept a week,
some q month. sometimes q little on
must stay in the home for several
months. To maintain this work We
must have tho corporation Of human
Iity loving friendsgl When we take a
special case like this. demanding an
extra nurse. and extra care from the
matron. the funds must be provided,
and for this we have asked a Christ
mas gift from the people. They have
responded kindly, and while the en-
tire expense which viii accrue is not
in sight yet, IT will come. II It don't
the Girl viii be given the best We can
yet for her any how. Minnie must
have her feet.
Physicians and surgeons are often
criticised for not taking up these cases
alone without compensation. Where
there Is a home where they can give
the treatment the physicians often
take the cases with no expectation OF
pay. ! have often heard people eritt-
else the doctors. however, for not Civ
ing more Of their time. which is their
living. TO cases of charity. ] know
of such cases now. but the critics do
not make any offerings themselves TO
help them.
Il am a graduate Of medicine my
self. ] know the ethics of the profess
sion and the spirit of the average doc
tor. counting his time as money
Their. is not q doctor in Albuquerque
or anywhere else that does not give
more to charity than any ten other
men.
Some day we hope to have q hospi-
tai for crippled children. When We do
II will cost nothing for the medical
case. for more than n of u best
practitioners have proftercd their
service for charity's sake
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