Gentle, bright, inquisitive, easy-going and happy are some words that describe this12 year-old boy from a small jungle village in Peru. As Erick grew up, his sister, Areli, had promised him that she would someday help him receive the surgery he needed. However, until a visiting doctor from Washington, MO visited his village, she could never find a way to fulfill that promise. Healing the Children, along with Dr. Jerry Friedman and the Yantalo Foundation, made all of the arrangements for Erick to come to St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis for cranio-facial surgery. His sister traveled with him and never left his side - a promise is a promise.