By Justin Dawes via www.grbj.com
Through an ongoing partnership between a local physician practice and a nonprofit, a Ghana toddler recently received pro-bono treatment to correct his severely clubbed feet.
Healing the Children Michigan-Ohio collaborated with Foot & Ankle Specialists of West Michigan to begin treating Jonathan Khan last summer, 17 years after his mother, Priya Permaul, received similar life-changing clubfoot treatment in Grand Rapids.
Healing the Children Michigan-Ohio is a nonprofit that helps underserved children throughout the world secure urgent medical assistance they otherwise are unable to obtain.
Escorted by an American Airlines ambassador, Khan travelled from Ghana to Grand Rapids and was met by his volunteer host parents, Hudsonville residents Carol and Bryan Nyeholt. The same couple hosted Permaul in 2002.
Six days after Khan’s arrival, doctors Michael and Brianna David began the arduous task of straightening his little feet. Their colleague, Dr. Timothy Hulst, treated Permaul in 2002.
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