PENDLETON — Physician assistant Kristin Schmidtgall of Pendleton flew to Mexico on a mission of medical mercy in late December to rescue gravely ill Lincoln Jones, 16 months, of Stanfield.
Lincoln’s parents, Whitney and Travis Jones, took him with them to the Yucatan resort city of Cancun on Dec. 27 for a tropical vacation, scheduled to last until Jan. 4. Whitney Jones, clinic supervisor, works with Schmidtgall in Dr. Bradley Adams’ Eastern Oregon Orthopedic Surgery & Fracture Clinic, Pendleton. Soon after arrival to Cancun, Lincoln showed symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus.
From left, Whitney, Lincoln and Travis Jones, celebrate the holidays on December 22, 2022 in Whitney’s parents’ house in Pendleton.
Whitney Jones, clinic supervisor, talks Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, about her gratitude to her coworker and friend Kristin Schimdtgall for helping her in Mexico at Dr. Brad Adams’ Eastern Oregon Orthopedic Surgery & Fracture Clinic, Pendleton. Schmidtgall flew to Mexico in late December to help treat Jones’ seriously ill son, Lincoln, who is 16 months old.
Kristin Schmidtgall, a physician assistant, reflects Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Dr. Brad Adams’ Eastern Oregon Orthopedic Surgery & Fracture Clinic, Pendleton, on how she flew to Mexico to aid her coworker Whitney Jones’ son, Lincoln, while he as suffering a medical emergency.
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