PROJIMO's Prosthetics shop: Marcelo Acevedo.
From the old WebSite:
http://bsd.cln.megared.net.mx/~grupoprojimo/ortopedicos.html
| TALLER
DE PROTESIS DE PIERNA
Aquí se hacen prótesis arriba y abajo de la rodilla, tenemos dos tipos,
los cuales son:
 | de resina que es más pesada pero más económica. |
| de tuvo de aluminio, que es más liviana pero un poco más costosa y se
recomienda mas para personas mayores.
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2004 video documentary: Una protesis para José
Update August 2006.
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Many visitors of PROJIMO have always seen Marcelo in
the Prosthetics shop.
Marcelo left the project end July 2006, to join the rest of his family in
Culiacan.
He now works for Mas Validos,
one of the spin-off programs of PROJIMO.
Update April 2008:
We have just received the news that Marcelo is very ill.
Update May 2008:
Marcelo passed away from cancer. We shall all miss him.
He was a good man, and like a brother to Marielos. |
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Alberto:
was apprenticed to Marcelo and took over the prosthetics shop when
Marcelo left. |
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Alonso
came to PROJIMO shortly thereafter and is apprenticing with Alberto. |
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| update: In 2010 Alberto and Alonso returned to
the 'rancho' where they grew up near Culiacan. |
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Update December 2006.
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Early December 2006, Jonathan
Batzdorff, CPO and his wife Rose visited PROJIMO again.
This is Jon's 4th visit to PROJIMO.
The first time, he came as a representative of the Barr foundation. When
that foundation's 1-year commitment ended, Jon nevertheless kept coming on
his own and continued to support PROJIMO through his own company
ProsthetiKa.
Jon provides prosthetic components free of charge, as well as financial
assistance to people who cannot afford to pay the labor fees that PROJIMO
charges. Even more importantly, he shares his knowledge and experience
by teaching the workers at PROJIMO. Every time he comes, he concentrates on
one of the more difficult aspects of prosthesis making. This time, it was a
hip disarticulation.
In the week from 4 through 9 December , Jon instructed Alberto and
Alonzo, and Marcelo who came all the way from Culiacan to attend this
instructional workshop.
Thank you, Jon and Rose!
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Jonathan and Rose Batzdorff
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Left to right:
Marcelo, Jon, Alonso, Victor, Alberto
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The end result of a week of hard work.
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Different stages in the production process. These 6 pictures by Rose
Batzdorff.
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