Karin Franklin

I became involved in Iowa MOST since 2006 through my local Rotary club. I was involved on the first mission as a recovery room assistant, and I had no medical experience prior to that. On the next mission I got involved in supples, and became increasingly involved in the organization in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

This year's highlight for me was a a delightful 11 year old boy named Christopher. He came to feel very at home in the hospital, running all over and stopping in with a smile on his cheery little face. He asked for a stuffed animal (something we usually save for post-surgery) and I wondered if it might be a problem for the other patients, but I gave him a black teddy bear. He gave it a huge hug and walked back to the ward. It was then that I learned he was an orphan and........(tears indicating she won't forget him).