Panama Patients Appreciate Operation Miracle
More than 2,000 Panamanians have been benefited from the Operation Miracle, an agreement through which poor Latin American people receive free ophthalmologic assistance in Cuba.

Many people and entities consider they have no words to describe such a great and altruistic human project.

Patients of the 25th group assisted in he Caribbean Island Tuesday arrived in the Panamanian capital and expressed through smiles what was definitely difficult to say with words after so many unexpected emotions.

Sergio Rodriguez, a seven-year old child who underwent cataract surgery only repeated the word thanks as he could now go back to school and the normal life he had been prevented from due to his sight problems.

Angela Quintero, resident in western Panama said to be glad and praised the love, affection and professionalism provided by the Cuban doctors and technicians and devoted some verses to both countries.

Non prior Panamanian president had concerned on the people as Martin Torrijos and his wife Vian Fernandez has done who together with President Fidel Castro have made this luck comes into fruition, she asserted.

Journalist Angel Santos, also assisted in Cuba, said the professionals of the Caribbean island are "more humans than Cubans", as he slogans read, and appreciated both nations' joint efforts.

Miracle Operation through which 48,000 Panamanians from poor families or living in the abject poverty was presented by the first lady on November 23 2005.