by Greg Kenien | Aug 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map By Helen Griffiths When I was invited to join the Operation Walk New York team for their October 2025 mission to Ghana, I was deeply honored. After experiencing a short period of mobility challenges and undergoing two...
by Greg Kenien | Jun 25, 2025 | Ghana
Many of the patients that Operation Walk NY will operate on in Ghana this year will have had a bout with Malaria, with relapses occurring from time to time. Most also suffer from Sickle Cell Disease which causes aseptic necrosis of the hip resulting in pain and...
by Greg Kenien | Apr 6, 2025 | Ghana
It was during the pandemic that we became big walkers. My husband, three daughters and I participated in a walking challenge together. Walking strengthened my physical and mental health so I continued long after restrictions were lifted, yet I realize now that I took...
by Greg Kenien | Mar 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Operation Walk New York embarked on a mission to Panama in November 2012. The host hospital, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama City, had sent x-rays of potential patients to the doctors in Syracuse, NY, beforehand. Using these x-rays, the doctors selected the most suitable...
by Greg Kenien | Jan 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Operation Walk New York’s (then Operation Walk Syracuse) first mission was in 2011 to Nepal. As is standard protocol for a new branch going on their first overseas mission, the Operation Walk LA team sent some of their members to assist and train the new Syracuse team...
