Some days, it is just rough... (thanks Nienke for taking this picture)
A couple of twins that we have been working with. Looks like the worst of it is over for these little guys and they are starting to gain weight. Sheri and I have been the dynamic neonatal rounding team the past couple of weeks. We divide the twins up into "my baby" and "your baby" and then compare progress and weight-gain, as if it were our superior abilities that gave our baby the edge. (Sheri...I still say that mine is cuter.)
Miriam! Can you believe it?! She's getting fatter by the day. Cute as a button too. (See the post "Medicine: Case Updates" below for a contrasting picture.)
Osman, the 12-year-old with a cleft lip [before and after surgery]. He has never been allowed to go to school because his deformity brought shame on the family.
Our little guy with Burkitt's lymphoma. When he came in, the tumor was so advanced that it was pulling his eye lids down so tears would just naturally flow out of them and he couldn't even close his mouth. Again, because of shame, in public he wore a handkerchief tied around his face, so as not to be seen. About 5 days later, the tumor had already shrunk significantly. He went home with his parents for a week, and then will come back for his remaining treatments. I'll take pictures of him when he gets back, because the tumor was even more reduced his last day with us, but I'd forgotten my camera. 
hi jake, thanks for sharing these pics. hope you´ll continue sharing your stories and progress and pictures of some patients... it´s really nice to stay involved..partly :) thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteMy prayer is that God will continue to bless you and your work, but most of all the lives you touch, may they all be blessed with the love and knowledge of our Savior.
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