The following was reported by LAMB’s General Surgeon in April 2009. It warms the heart and gives an insight into life in the villages of Bangladesh:
“I was asked to see five year old little boy with a draining sinus from the middle of his back and a collapse of the vertebra giving him an extremely pronounced hunch back. He was unable to walk because of weakness. But he always had the most delightful grin on his face.
The very poised young lady sitting beside him identified herself as his sister.
Parents? Both dead.
Who took care of this little boy? She did. And also a nine year old brother.
How old was she? Fifteen.
How did she manage? Worked as a maid whenever she could get work. But also had help from neighbors for food from time to time. Wow!
The next day the little boy was playing on the hospital porch outside the pediatric ward with three or four ladies sitting around. Who were these women? The neighbors. How wonderful to have such supportive neighbors!!! “
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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