Medical
Not unexpectedly, the children in our homes too have a number of medical issues. Some have been abandoned at birth due to birth defects, some have had congenital defects left untreated due to their poor economic situation and some have had medical issues detected upon observation by our caring staff. We have set-up a medical fund from donations from friends and sponsors to help cover some of the costs of the much needed medical treatment.
In some cases, our plight has been alleviated through our partners in the care and concern for children; partners such as MedArt and the HIS Foundation.
Luke – Abandoned as he was born with a congenital dextracardia condition. He was blue for much of the time but with God’s grace, we located and were able to move Luke to another home near Tianjin run by the Philip Hayden Foundation which is equipped to handle such cases. When Luke is 1 year old, his body will be strong enough to undergo corrective surgery. We are blessed to have a caring sister sponsor the costs of his surgery.
Roger Tian En – Born with congenital urological problems the doctors in the PRC were unable to do anything as the problem was too complicated. Luckily, a urologist with MedArt has stepped in to help. We hope to bring Roger to Hong Kong for this complicated surgery.
Rachel En Jia – Rachel was abandoned at our doorstep as she was born with no ears. We are now working with doctors from MedArt and from the HIS Foundation Ltd to potentially help her with reconstructive surgery to be done in Hong Kong.
Laurie Wang Hai Le – Laurie had a congenital heart problem with her valves mal-functioning. She was successfully treated at the Tianjin Cardiovascular Hospital in 2006 and is now able to enjoy all the physical exercises that a healthy child takes for granted.
Notwithstanding the above we also have needs for medical funding to provide vaccinations and minor surgeries like appendicitis, lazy-eye and other eye problems.