By Marie-Claude Pelchat | Project Leader
Thank you for supporting Rehabilitation for burn survivors in Taiwan! Because of you, every year, hundreds of burn survivors have access to comprehensive physical and psychosocial rehabilitation services to start rebuilding their lives. Because of you, Sunshine was able to respond to two major burn disasters in 2014 and 2015 that left over 500 people injured.
One of these burn survivors is Chi-Yu, who sustained burn injuries over 80% of his body during the Formosa Fun Coast Water Park Dust Explosion in June 2015. Chi-Yu has always loved playing basketball but after his injury, he doubted whether he would be able to play again because scars over his body limited his movements and his physical endurance was greatly reduced. But thanks to regular physical rehabilitation and the constant encouragement of social workers, Chi-Yu progresively regained confidence and began to believe that his dream of playing basketball wasn't so far away.
It took almost two years but Chi-Yu finally was able to return to the baskball court during a game organized by Sunshine Foundation for the survivors of the Dust Explosion. Rehabilitation is difficult, it takes time, but with perseverance, these burn survivors have shown us that everything is possible.
You can help burn survivors like Chi-Yu finish 2017 on a high note by donating to Sunshine Foundation during:
1. #GivingTuesday:
2. Year-end campaign:
We thank you for helping make the dreams of recovery of burn survivors possible!
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