Take a look at this video to hear more of Fidèle’s story YouTube – Sharing Fidèle’s story and click HERE for a Facebook video of Fidèle singing his beautiful song of praise to God! (video courtesy of Rebecca Petty) Many thanks to Bethel Free Will Baptist Church for inviting Fidèle to share his story with your congregation.
Born healthy, with two strong legs, can you imagine the devastation of Shep Kpankpan Fidele at the reality of amputation due to bone cancer at the young age of 10? Yet now, 5 years later, Fidele’s hope and wholeness is renewed with a prosthesis. In June, EastPoint, owned by Paul Sugg, partnered with EP Legacy …
“In October of 2013, three-month-old Heidi is diagnosed with the most common fatal disease of infants, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Juncture at the Still Point is a mother’s true story of grief, spiritual growth and hope in an incredible era of advancements in treatments for genetic diseases.” (Patchwork Publishing) We are honored to be a part …
1 week. 30 prostheses. 23 verbal professions of faith. Numerous lives changed. It is amazing how God works to bring people together to open doors and to provide opportunity. A team of six traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador to partner with Rotary and FUNTER to provide prosthetic care and to share the light of …
We are honored we had the opportunity to help a new friend, 16 year-old Anan Fahid, who traveled all the way from a refugee camp in Jericho, Palestine to Kinston, NC to receive his first prosthetic leg. The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund found EastPoint while searching online for an option for Anan. When PCRF saw EastPoint’s heart …
As a Kindergarten teacher and as a Mom, Jami Marseilles wanted to apply her lessons to real life and show her kids the true results of perseverance and dedication. Jami lost her legs as a teenager, and now at nearly 47 years old she has become the first female, double-amputee to …
“You won’t find your dream until you lose your excuses.” Orrin Woodward Set-backs, tragedy, and resilience mark the journey of our patient Faizal Hamdoon. Rather than dwelling on the challenges of his past; he chooses instead to set his eyes on what’s yet to come as he pursues his 2016 Paralympian dream. Born in Sri Lanka, Faizal’s family …
Ben Baltz, an amputee and cancer survivor, has continued to motivate and inspire other amputees for 8 years now, and he does it again with these photos of his training for one of his many triathlons. Go Ben! View Article >>
EastPoint strives to provide excellence in care at all of our locations here in the United States, but we also have a passion to serve those who likely have no hope for prosthetic care in the developing world. While our global reach continues to evolve, one location some of our clinicians regularly invest time in is …
We are thrilled this summer to invest part of our time into a student intern from UNC-Chapel Hill, Andrew Allen. Andrew has been a huge asset in the Raleigh office, offering his help in whatever capacity needed, and as internships are often a mutually beneficial two-way street, he has also gained great insight into the field …
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