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Bolivia  - Chiropratique SF News
Compassion and Happiness

2010-03-07  Chiropractors Jean-Guy Parr, Mario Bélanger and Richard Bilodeau went to Bolivia from November 15 to 29, 2009 accompanied by ten students in their final year from the Department of Chiropractic at the Université du Québec in Trois-Rivières—Marie-Ève Fournier, Rizlane Abdelfadel, Rémi Lavoie, Kindah Haddad, Jonathan Raymond, Jean- Philippe Bélanger, Jean-Alexandre Charland Boucher, Étienne Richard, Anne-Michèle Bérubé, and Alexandra Ladouceur. Based in Cochabamba, the team treated more than 1500 people while they were there.
“This first mission in Bolivia has been an extraordinary experience forme that will remain forever engraved in my memory as a great humanitarian initiative. This venture has enriched me and is now a part of my professional life which I am eager to share with my patients and colleagues”, was how Dr. Richard Bilodeau summed it up on his return from that mission. He noted that most of the people treated displayed weakened posture because they do not know how best to use their strength to carry or move heavy objects.

Dr. Mario Bélanger and Dr. Jean-Guy Parr for their part observed that much of the pain they dealt with was the result of injuries that were never treated or had healed badly.

“But judging from the smiling faces and cheerful expressions they had after treatment, the results have been incredible. They told us we hadmagic hands. I came away feeling a lot of compassion and personal happiness fromhelping those less privileged”, says Dr. Bélanger.

Étienne Richard, a student in his final year, sums up what the strength of this experience has been for him: “Love, compassion, joy, and human contact are the best ingredients for change and healing.”


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