There have been a lot of children that have went home this past month.  The  majority of them are pictured below.  Please note that a high majority of the children are admitted with kwashiorkor, due to this many of them have a beginning weight (when they are swollen) and then a lowest weight (when they have lost that “water weight”).  I want you to see how much some of the kids have to lose before they begin to regain muscle and fat.

PETRISSON

6 years old~stayed with us for 5 months

   beginning weight 24 pounds                            going home at 36 pounds

PRIMANE

 7 years old~stayed with us on and off since 2006

 begining weight 31 pounds                                      going home at 58 pounds

RENITA

 5 years old~this is the 2nd time for her to stay at the RC this time she was here 4 months

 beginning weight 26 pounds~lowest weight 23 pounds~going home at 29 pounds

 ANELIE & SENDI

They were with us for 2 months 

Anelie was admitted with post-partum cardiomyopathy.  She was very, very swollen and weighed 135 pounds.  After recovering she weighed 89 pounds.  She comes every 2 days to get dressing changes on her leg.  Her leg was so swollen that it developed and area where it did not have good blood flow and several layers of skin died.  She was ready to go home with her kids.  She was so happy and had bonded so well with her little baby Sendi.  Sadly Sendi died 2 days later.  She developed diar in the middle of the night and her mom could not find anyone to help bring her to the clinic. She was trying to get here early one morning and she died in her arms on the way here.  Afraid she would be kicked out of the taxi, she held her until she got to the clinic.  She handed over Sendi to Yanick, a nurse, and began screaming in mourning the loss of her daughter. Sendi was 4 1/2 pounds when admitted and went home at 7 1/2 pounds.

MERLANDE

 2 years old~stayed with us for 4 months.

beginning weight 21 pounds~ lowest weight 18 pounds~going home weights 22 pounds

 MIRLENE

2 years old-this was her second time with us at the RC, she stayed 5 months this time

Mirlene was very sick when Paul was here.  She also had cholera.  Paul took care of her  during some crazy times with lots of other patients.  She recovered and is returning home with her family. If she could talk I think she would say thank youPaul for giving me fluids every 15 minutes and taking care of me when I was so sick-even if I never smiled at you. 🙂  

beginning weight 20 pounds~lowest weight 15 pounds~ going home weight 22 pounds

 MADELINE

 6 years old~stayed with us for 11 months

beginning weight 26 pounds~lowest weight 25 pounds~going home weight 43 pounds

 GLOVENSON

21 months old~stayed with us for 4 months

beginning weight 23 pounds ~lowest weight 17 pound~going home weight 21 pounds

 DUNY

3 years old~stayed with us for 11 months

 beginning weight 20 pounds~lowest weight 19 pounds~going home weight 27 pounds

 DJIMY

 21 months old~stayed with us for 6 months

 beginning weight 19 pounds~lowest weight 16 pounds~going home weight 23 pounds  

  CARLOS

 18 months~stayed with us for 17 months

 beginning weight 6 pounds                                             going home weight 23 pounds  

  ANICE

 2 years old~stayed with us for 9 months

beginning weight 11 pounds                                                     going home weight 19 pounds

 ALEX (KERWENS)

 2 years old~stayed with us for 6 months

beginning weight 14 pounds                                  going home weight 19 pounds

 AMONISE

2 years old~stayed with us for 20 months

beginning weight 5 pounds                               going home at 23 pounds

 JEANNOT

2 1/2 years~stayed with us for 4 months

beginning weight 18 pounds~lowest weight 17 pounds~going home weight 21 pounds 

 GUIVENSKY

 3 years old~stayed with us for 5 months

beginning weight19 pounds~lowest weight 16 pounds~going home weight 23 pounds 

 CHRISTALENE

3 years old~stayed with us for 11 months

beginning weight 22 pounds~lowest weight 16 pounds~going home weight 23 pounds

FEDNER

2 1/2 years old~stayed with us for 6 months

beginning weight 18 pounds                                    going home weight 22 pounds 

 “The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid…The Lord is with me; He is my helper.” Psalms 118:6-7