Some of the new kids at the RC

We admitted several new children this past week.  Here are a few of them. KERVENS is 5 years old and weighs 24 pounds.  He has 4 living siblings-2 sisters and 2 brothers.  He has 2 other siblings that have died.  This is his first time with kwashiorkor.  He is currently

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Monday tidbits…

$640 was given for the need for backpack by three blog readers!  Thank you so much!  I will be ordering them this coming week!    Claudette is doing well.  Her stomach and legs are healing, she is walking with a walker, smiling more, and…..her stomach is looking so good that

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New kids at RHFH Rescue Center

Frislande-(also in an earlier post)-19 months old-currently 13 pounds.  Cherlien (or Baby)-5 days old-5 pounds-mother died after giving birth and a great loss of blood. Hermane-2 days old-4 pounds 8 ounces-mother died shortly after his birth. Kelly-14 months old-15 pounds.  Mom and dad split up.  Mom mad at dad and decides

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Graffiti: RC style!

Angela and I (Anna) painted a section of the wall in the RC with chalkboard paint yesterday and let the kids break it in today.  SO. MUCH. HAPPINESS.  The kids loved it! Check out the good times which will be recreated every day in the RC from this day on:

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Welcome Frislande

You are scared and sick.  You seem so confused by everything that happened today as I watched your papa make a hard decision to leave you here with us.  He brought you to the clinic not understanding  nor able to control what was happening to his baby girl.  Your mom

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