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Angel Finds Medical Relief in Portland
Angel Coj Tajtaj and his new friends at Provi
dence St. Vincent Medical Center, celebrated last
week after completing two o f surgeries to repair
Tajtaj’s spine.
Tajtaj, 21, arrived in Portland in April, from
Antigua, Guatemala, to correct the curvature of
his spine that would eventually kill him. The
curve, caused by spina bifida and severe scolio
sis, was so severe, it would eventually collapse
his lungs.
With the help Transition Foundation, a non
profit Guatemalan disabilities association, and
the Portland Rotary Club, Tajtaj underwent the
surgeries at St. Vincent, where he had a riband six
disks removed in his back.
All the medical services and surgeries were
donated.
Angel returned to Guatemala earlier this week
with John Bell, the executive director of Transi
tions Foundation, who served as Angel’s guard
ian during his stay.
Angel Coj Tajtaj, a 21-year-old
from Antigue, Guatemala, is
surrounded by his caregivers
at a celebration to thank
those involved with his
surgery and recovery at
Providence St. Vincent
Medical Center.
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A senior OAS official said there
was optimism that the U.S.-Ar
gentine relations can prosper now
that President Bush has a new
team o f economic advisers.
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