The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation

Lawrence Eagle Tribune – August 31, 2008
by Jill Harmacinski

Baby Frank Matos Lopez will undergo life-saving open-heart surgery this week thanks to a medical charity founded by Haverhill native D. Raymond Tye …

… Baby Frank, who lives in the Dominican Republic, suffers from a heart condition known as blue baby syndrome, which prevents oxygen from reaching organs and tissues, resulting in a bluish skin tint.
 

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 Here is the link to the CNN story about Safa, the child with the very large tumor.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.baby/

Two years ago we brought you the heartrending story of a 22-year old man who was hideously scarred for life after falling face first into a fire at the age of 7. After a series of poorly done and unsuccessful surgeries, it appeared that nothing more could be done for him and that he was doomed to being treated as an outcast, unable to work at a meaningful job, or enjoy even the smallest social pleasures of life.

Pribaz, a reconstructive surgeon, described by one colleague as a brilliant man and a great teacher. Dr. Pribaz believed that he could help Avi regain a more normal appearance and he undertook the work pro bono at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation paid for the hospital costs during the surgical procedures. (more…)

October 23, 2007 was a balmy day in Boston, much as it might have been in Cairo, Egypt. It was a good day for the momentous visit that took place between people from these two cities.

A Joyful Ray Tye embraces the twins.

From Cairo came the formerly conjoined twins, Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrahim along with their mother and new baby brother. Their mission was to say Thank You to Eileen and Ray Tye who met them with great joy at the Airport Hilton in Boston. (more…)