By Laura | Field Worker
This week we'll be working with Team Canada: Healing Hands for Haiti, to help distribute over 100 children’s wheelchairs for kids across North Haiti! Most of the children who'll get these chairs will have never received a wheelchair before, and it's literally going to transform their lives!
Another little one whose life has been dramatically transformed in the last few weeks thanks to your care, is Judeline. Judeline was abandoned at our Pediatric Unit about 6 months ago, severely malnourished and suffering from hydrocephalus (which is a condition where fluid builds on the brain.) Through our respite home, we've provided her with a foster mum who lovingly comes to the hospital every day to provide care for Judeline. Her love and dedication is wonderful and inspiring to see. However, due to her condition, it's been a hard and slow fight to save her.
However, two weeks ago we received a specialist speech therapist from the UK, who spent hours working with Judeline to help her start feeding. After lots of delicate support, our volunteer helped Judeline feed for the first time! She's now steadily improving, as we try and increase her strength so she can move from the hospital to our respite scheme.
Judeline is just one of two new children who've sadly been abandoned into our care in the last few months. We have amazing foster families who want to care for these children, but would greatly value your support enabling us to equip them with the resources to do so. Please continue to help us provide this critical care.
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