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For Sylvia Lopez<\/strong>, volunteering with nonprofit organizations that are doing good in the community brings her joy. She regularly volunteers at\"\" Phoenix-based Dress for Success and Liberty Wildlife, but when she wanted to find a position where she could utilize her Spanish-speaking abilities, she stumbled upon Mission of Mercy Arizona online.<\/p>\n

Medical interpreters are one of the most needed volunteer roles in MOM clinics and the hardest to fill due to the unique skillset it requires. Lopez toured MOM\u2019s Chandler clinic earlier this year and began volunteering in April every other Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in special education for 20 years as a speech language pathologist and often served as an interpreter helping to educate Spanish-speaking families about their child\u2019s needs and progress,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cThat experience translates well into this volunteer role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lopez has been enjoying her time in the clinic so much that she decided to invest in an immersive Spanish class in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she recently spent two weeks with a host family improving her Spanish by taking 5-6 hours of Spanish classes daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day I was able to dedicate an hour to studying and using medical terminology. It\u2019s a cooperative school with excellent teachers and a great learning environment,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Additionally, volunteers like long-time MOM medical interpreter Ray Nunez have been a great support to Lopez as she navigates the critical role that medical interpreters play in the clinics. \u201cRay loaned me his medical terminology books, which are a great resource,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n

She enjoys working directly with the patients and building relationships. \u201cIn spite of everything they are going through, they come in very grateful and happy to get the help they need,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cIt\u2019s so wonderful to watch patients who, with the support of MOM, have turned their health around. I believe their quality of life would be significantly affected without medical care, and they would likely end up in the hospital without MOM.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being able to communicate in Spanish with patients who are making great strides with their health \u2013 changing their diet, exercising, losing weight and getting off medications \u2013 is Lopez\u2019s favorite part of her volunteer role.<\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not volunteering or working, she enjoys hiking, walking, going to the gym with friends and learning to cook Mexican dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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