OGERSON He is 2 1/2 years old and weighs 21 pounds. His mama has 9 other children and his papa left the family a little over a year ago. His older sister, who lives on her own now, has been the one bringing him to the clinic. The family lives
CANES He is 4 months old and weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces. He was referred to us from Children’s Health Ministries. He is a -4SD. He was admitted with a glucose level of 30 and a fever of 103. His mama buys items in bulk and resells them for
Jn Daniel’s papa died last year and his mama left and is in the Dominican Republic working. She left 3 children with Jn Daniel’s grandma. They have not heard from her in 9 months and are unsure of where she is and if she is ok. Grandma is working to
Ismanie is recovering from severe malnutrition and kwashiorkor. She does not want to eat or drink much so she has a NG tube in and is getting medika mamba this way for now. Once she begins to eat the NG tube will be removed. Wislere and Jn Bernard have both
JOSE She is 4 1/2 years old and weighs 23 pounds. She has already lost 3 pounds of “water weight” from her kwashiorkor. She was referred to us from Children’s Health Ministries. She has been having signs of kwashiorkor for about 1 week now. The tops of her feet were
ANGELINE She is 6 years old and weighs 32 pounds. About 1 year ago she fell in a hole near her home. It appears that she broke her leg, jaw and arm. The family went to someone near their home that tied her leg and arm up in hopes that
