Antonia

Don Raúl is 78 years old and retired. It’s been a couple of years since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but tremors and difficulty walking and moving to prevent him from staying active and working on a daily basis grinding corn. 20 years ago Raúl had a traffic accident in which he almost lost…

Victoria is 84 years old. As a young girl, her first job was working with her father in the cotton fields of Acajutla (Sonsonate). Later, she dedicated her entire life to planting and harvesting corn and beans and raising chickens. “The machete and extreme work was my life,” says Victoria. She currently helps take care…

Rosa is 59 years old farm worker and a housewife. She suffers from the colon, arthritis,hypertension, and high triglycerides. She is also diabetic, further complicating her general health. Rosa just spent almost three weeks in bed with typhoid fever. In our examination, we found the remains of necrotic and infected teeth. She has spent 40…

Santos is 68 years old and has almost three decades of problems with his teeth. He lost his permanent dentition at an early age which has caused severe loss of bone in his jaw, the limitation for eating and chewing their food, and headaches head and neck frequently. He has dedicated himself to agriculture and…

Antonia is 50 years old and most of her life has been spent taking care of the cornfield, doing tortillas, and working on the chores of the house. In addition, she is the mother of seven children. They are also dedicated to harvesting corn. A few months ago she was very convalescent of a strong…

Manuel is 58 years old. He is unemployed for a long time, although sometimes he gets the opportunity to take care of a ranch. The little income he earns he uses to survive and in the care of his elderly mother. Manuel showed signs of malnutrition, chronic periodontal problems (purulent infection and extreme tooth mobility),…