This little guy has been a buddy for me. When he first arrived he was burned badly down his left leg and his whole midsection. He came malnourished, feverish, and terrified. He would cry and scream that we were making his burn worse. Of course, one would think that when he came in with a black leg and left with a red and white one. We would have to continue to explain to his grandmother what she needed to do for him. He has been coming for over a month, and only has one little spot left.
His mother has come once, and couldn't remember his name. He is full of love and has a grandmother that loves him and does everything she can for him. Today, we treated him for Malaria. He has all of the typical symptoms and has been battling nightly fevers for 2 weeks. Pray with us that he will start feeling better as we prepare to release him from burn care. His smiles have turned to exhaustion and sadness from his illness.
Unfortunately, Miley's skin grafts didn't take. We tried them two different times, but God has different plans for this little angel. It's been tough on her, her family, and the GO staff because we were all hopeful that we would not have to go back to scrubbing her. Her screaming is more intense now than ever before and caring for her is extremely difficult but she really is a sweet little girl and such joy. She loves to show off her uniform when she is done and gets dressed, because she has returned to school after 5 months and thoroughly enjoys that. I have forced my headband love upon her and she has embraced it well. She knows she is loved by everyone around. Please keep praying for Miley too.
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