Plenty jet lagged after nearly 9,000 miles of air travel, Dawit Berhanu wasn’t the least bit nervous for a life-changing surgery. The surgery was done at no cost thanks to a local doctor and assistance from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a Cupertino family and Good Samaritan Hospital. “It’s very hard to find someone who will do such a surgery in such a generous way,” Dawit said through Gebermichael. The surgery resulted in permanent screws being placed into Dawit’s spine and the attachment of permanent rods to straighten it out. Stein says the days leading up to Dawit’s surgery saw him go shopping and generally enjoying his first trip to California.

Source: Ethiopian News March 15, 2017 12:00 UTC