European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 30 2007 stars and stripes pages for lands Uhls Hospital program to mothers from expand to include the azores Turkey by Steve Mraz stars and stripes Lan Stuhl ginning tuesday the Stork will visit Lan Stuhl regional medical Center More often the hospitals Stork est pro Gram under which troops and spouses who have High risk pregnancies and live outside the Kaiserslautern military Community travel to Lan Stuhl to give birth will expand and begin including pregnant Active duty troops and spouses stationed at us bases in the azores and Turkey the change comes because Span Dahlem air bases obstetrics and gynaecology clinic is set to close july 1 pregnant troops and spouses from the azores or tur Keypad been travelling to Span Dahlem to give birth women already enrolled in the program at Span Dahlem will de liver there but beginning tues Day new applicants will been rolled in lands Uhls program women from the azores and tur key do not have to have High risk pregnancies to participate in the program with the change Lan Stuhl is expecting an increase of eight More pregnant women a month last year we Only had a total of about 32 Stork Esters for the entire year said cookie Jennings lands Uhls Stork est pro Gram coordinator this year since january 1 Ive already got 29 on the books the women usually arrive in the last few weeks of their pregnancies although some High risk women can stay at Lan Stuhl for months during their time at Lan Stuhl the pregnant women or Stork Esters Are assigned Stork est buddies who take the Stork Ester under their Wing Pun intended and help them out the buddies befriend the preg Nant women who Are often with out their husbands until the final few Days and take them to the commissary the Exchange the movie theater and on other errands and outings Salwa Hermansen whose Hus band works at the us embassy in Egypt embassy employees and family members Are already eligible for the program arrived at Lan Stuhl As a Stork est or in Early april she is set to give birth in Early May Herman Sens Volunteer buddy is Tawny Campbell although they had Only known each other for Only about 10 Days Hermansen already referred to their relationship As sisterly made me feel like Ive known her for years her Mansen said i met Tawny and i was amazed at How Nice she was to me offering me things Campbell has been a Stork est buddy for about four months the thought always comes to my mind of this were me How would i want to be treated Campbell said is that simple if in preg Nant and my husbands gone whether Hes deployed or in sent some place else How would i want to be treated would i want a Friend anyone interested in volunteering As a Stork est buddy at land stud May Call Dan 4868434 for details email Steve Mraz at Steve and stripes Salwa Hermansen right enjoys s laugh last week with Tawny Campbell while their children have fun at a Lan Stuhl regional medical Center playground Hermansen whose husband works for the us embassy in Egypt travelled to Lan Stuhl to give birth As part of the Stork est program Campbell volunteers As a Stork est buddy helping women while they await to give birth at Lan Stuhl grateful moroccans wait for military medical care by Charlie Coon stars and stripes Fask Morocco Latifa and hundreds of others walked to the Small Cluster of buildings where the americans and moroccans were giving out free health care they had read about the pres ence of the medics on posters in their Village Latifa 18 had a very sore Mouth and was hoping someone could help troops from the 944th medical Squadron mostly air Force reservists had arrived by bus they were visiting their fourth Vil Lage in four Days performing exams and giving out Medicine As part of african lion 07 a two week us moroccan Mili tary exercise the annual event involving approximately 300 us military personnel combined live fire and other training with medical outreach and was scheduled to conclude monday the 36troop team had seen 1734 patients Over the previous three Days the Day before they worked in tents were nothing if were not adaptable said maj Madeline Sanchez the head nurse we improvised and we got it done Latifa wore a Blue outfit and Black Headscarf and had a firm handshake and a Beautiful but pained smile she did not know there was a deep cavity in her upper right molar the tooth farthest Back in her Mouth like the others who had waited in line she stopped first at the registration table and then moved to the next table where the triage folks made the diagnosis and pointed Latifa toward the Den list room others were pointed toward Small rooms in the makeshift hos Pital where paediatrics internal Medicine gynaecology and other specialities were being performed by the airmen and their moroccan counterparts some translators were out and about one moroccan officer taking a Chance because the moroccans had been to reefed not to talk to the reporter pondered Why the Large turnout free medication he said and there Are Many specialists Here we have Only one doctor in this Village plus there is the american team and maybe a lot of them Are just curious Latifa sat in a Small crowded room next to the room where three dental teams were at work she spoke very Little English mostly hello and thank you but she smiled widely for a picture the population is very poor said a moroccan doctor to extract a tooth the dentistry would be very expensive Latifa was called into the crowded dentists room where two Charlie and stripes or maj William Dunlap Center a dentist with the 944th medical Squadron gives an injection to Latifa an 18yearold woman on april 22 during a humanitarian Medica Mission in Fask Morocco other patients were being worked on they All sat on Plain wooden chairs next to Latifa sat an old Man leaning Back in his chair Mouth wide open he had one tooth left and it was coming out Latifa leaned Back in her chair and three men crowded around her open Mouth a dentist stuck a Needle into her upper right jaw squeezed the syringe and then stuck in another one the dentist then went in after the bad tooth As he pried and twisted Latifa clutched the fabric of her clothes and her toes curled in her sandals one of the dental assistants shined a flashlight into her Mouth the other held a wad of Gauze ready for blood after five painful wincing min utes the tooth was extracted blood poured from Matifas Mouth one of the assistants turned and dropped the blood covered tooth which had three roots into a plastic cup the girl covered her face in pain and Shook she nearly passed out and was fanned with napkins she wobbled As she was led away to a recovery room or maj William Dunlap who pulled the tooth said Latifa would have suffered for years but now hopefully the Hole in the Back of her Mouth would heal Over in about three months As though there was never a tooth there she had very Good Bone Dun Lap said it was not Loose at All shed been waiting in line in the Sun probably had nothing to eat or drink if s a stressful proce Dure in about 15 minutes Latifa was led to the pharmacy room and still shaking clutched the Arm of an airman she was Given painkillers and vitamins thank you she said then Latifa and three family members walked away from the still bustling clinic off into the Sun and Back to from wherever they had come email Charlie Coon at