PHOENIX, Ariz.—Over the past 30 years, retired surgeon Jay Alan Riseman has been to 11 countries as a medical volunteer, but never has he seen a greater need than in Ukraine.
“Much greater,” said Riseman as he prepared boxes of donated surgical instruments at Project CURE’s (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) Phoenix location, where he and his wife Mary are regular volunteers.
Two, sometimes three days a week, the Risemans volunteer at the Phoenix warehouse in any way they can.
Their sense of urgency is also great.
“I feel like we’re helping to change the world. The world can be a cruel place [and] we’ve seen some horrible areas. If we can give back, we want to give back what we can,” Riseman said.
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