Rehabilitation for burn survivors in Taiwan

“Why does it hurt so much?”

“Why can’t I play outside?”

“When can I go back to school?”

“Why do people stare at me?”

These are some of the questions burned children often ask as they go through the long and painful process of rehabilitation, and must learn to cope with their different appearance and the reaction of strangers. Their simple wish is to just go back to being a regular kid.

Thanks to your support, Sunshine is able to provide comprehensive services to these children and their family. We can’t make the pain entirely go away, but by accompanying burned children and their family:

• We can make sure that through appropriate physical rehabilitation, children regain their functions and return to a life full of play and games.
• We can help children cope with trauma and support parents through the difficult process of caring for a sick child by giving them the space to share their emotional burden.
• We can facilitate their return to school by helping teachers and classmates understand the process of burn rehabilitation and how to support their injured classmate.

As the end of 2019 is near, we encourage you to support us during GlobalGiving’s Year-End Campaign to help make sure that Little Sunshines and their family overcome the trauma of burns and face a bright future.