It is love that guides the surgeon's hand

We are in pain, see how millions groan
In the midst of anguish,
We all wish it would get better
We see in agony, see how millions moan
Hoping to find treatment, a salvation, a liberator.

We witness many who fight to survive, to hope, to believe
Ploughing long distances to have surgery, to live, to breathe.
Long queues form, stretched far back across continents,
No choices here, only waiting with patience.

We watch with horror,
How people trust their lives to old, rusty equipment,
Wondering if there is any luck in that next donated shipment.

We bleed at the deformity, the disability, the injury
The prolonged labour, the cataracts, the cancer you visibly see
And yet the longer we wait, the worse it will be
For our time is our loss, our burden, our pathology

But the cost of treatment is higher than our pain.
A year of hard labour and nothing is gained,
We work, we toil, we struggle,
Yes, the simplest operation but we are all in trouble
We borrow, we bleed,
We do not have the money we need

This dire situation, drowning in a sea of suggestions
What is needed is collaboration
Surgery is a confusing complexity,
But universal love inspires generosity
To ensure that there is safety in surgical care
We are no longer neglected, no longer unfair.

We seek to bring out the beauty in this abandon,
Our world is changing, connected, no longer random
By listening to each other, we can operate and plan,
It is our love that guides our hand.
Our voices united sing louder than one,
Our finest tools are when we are understood,
Our greatest operating theatre is our brotherhood.

For we are one world
We are one network
We are one family
We are made with love
We are One Surgery

One.Surgery is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving access to safe, affordable surgery across the world. We are made with love, and are openly embracing bitcoin cash to help power our growing global movement. We would be honoured to receive sponsorships from within the bitcoin community to help achieve our goals in breaking barriers, and powering our mission to give equality where it is so desperately needed.

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