By Melissa Schroden | Director of Special Opportunities and Donations
Dear Friends of Casa Jackson,
Thank you so much for your past support! We really could not do the important work of helping these beautiful babies recover from malnutrition without the help of friends and donors like you. Please allow me to introduce you to a little girl who is fighting to beat malnutrition and muscular dystrophy, here with us at Casa Jackson.
Cesia is eight months old and she is originally from Mataquescuintla community, Jalapa a small town outside of Jalapa. Her family is poor and has very limited resources to provide her or her family members any forms of medical care. Unfortunately Cesia began to suffer from gastrointestinal problems where she lost dramatic amounts of weight forcing her parents to bring her to the National Hospital in San Felipe de Jesus, Antigua Guatemala instead of the hospital in Jalapa due to the severity of her condition and the specialized care available at the National Hospital.
After being admitted to the hospital Cesia and her parents were referred to Casa Jackson specifically because of the child´s low weight. She was officially admitted to Casa Jackson on the 6th of January and had a very thorough exam where it was discovered that part of her weight loss is caused by muscular dystrophy. This is a degenerative disease that causes muscle loss and instability. However, because she is now getting the proper treatment here at Casa Jackson the medical staff is certain that Cesia will be able to recover and have a much better life soon.
During her time here with us she will receive the medication she needs, food, and the appropriate attention of two doctors (one who works at Casa Jackson and the other is an external medical provider paid by the Association to make sure that her muscular dystrophy is well taken care of). Rehabilitation treatment will be a long process, but because it was detected early we will be able to see her grow, heal, and have a long healthy life ahead.
Cesia’s mother says, “I am so grateful that my daughter has been blessed with the resources and loving doctors here at Casa Jackson. Without these resources and medical care, I don’t know what we would have been able to do for our daughter. We cannot afford this kind of treatment and do not have the economic resources to be able to pay it back except through the help of God.”
Please help us treat Cesia, and more babies like her. Your generosity today will help save many children tomorrow. Every child that recovers from malnutrition helps us move towards breaking the bitter chains of poverty, giving their families hope for the future. You can help even more babies on March 16th due to a generous match by a Globalgiving.com benefactor.
Blessings,
Melissa SchrodenDirector of Special Opportunities and Donationsmelissa.schroden@anaguatemala.orgThe GOD’S CHILD Project | ITEMP (Institute for Trafficked, Exploited & Missing Persons)“Breaking the chains of poverty through education and formation”Guatemala | El Salvador | Malawi | India | United StatesLinks:
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