TomVanderwell Notes from the NICU, Orphan Care, Our Kids God's Littlest Angels, Haiti, Orphans 0 Comment
Cry Haiti: Little Did I Know……. Thursday, 26 January 2012Little Did I Know…….Last night, my heart was aching for the baby girl I had lost. I was reflecting. Knowing that the signs of protein-energy malnutrition were so subtle in this infant that no-one, picked up on them, no-one, I still wished I’d listened to my [...]
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We’ve made a couple of additional changes to the blog: On the left side, the box with the pictures in it now has a batch of pictures that are all within the last year or so – so it is mostly kids who are currently at GLA. The other pictures were significantly older (at least [...]
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Via Facebook In emergency room with Frantina. Pediatrician says it could still be a tumor just because it is more chance of that than TB. Is ordering lots of tests. Neurosurgeon said she must have a very good work up before they will consider operating. Most likely must go in from the front since mass [...]
Dixie And Life Goes On Domincan Republic, Frantina, God's Littlest Angels, Medical care, Orphan, Orphanage 0 Comment
We arrived at the Medical Center at 7 AM and Frantina did very well considering she could not have anything to eat since the night before! She has been really good the whole trip. I am really impressed with how happy she is and loves looking at all of the different things around her! They [...]
Dixie And Life Goes On Domincan Republic, Frantina, God's Littlest Angels, Medical care, Orphange, santo domingo 5 Comments
Well, except for not being able to speak even basic Spanish, I kind of think I like the Dominican Republic! It is bringing back to me those early memories of being in Haiti and being unable to communicate with anyone for any reason without a lot of hand waving, pointing, and shrugging of the shoulders! [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts, Orphan Care, Our Kids God's Littlest Angels, Haiti 1 Comment
Please continue to pray for Susan and Wideline’s family and the rest of those who fought. Cry Haiti: So Many Questions So Many QuestionsI have so many questions. There aren’t answers for any of them. This morning, Wideline’s blood pressure dropped. She went on to bleed innternally. Blood pured from her mouth and nose, and [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts, Notes from the NICU, Our Kids God's Littlest Angels, Haiti, Malnutrition 0 Comment
Once again, sorry for not getting this on here last night. Please pray for Wideline, Susan and her parents Cry Haiti: Wideline: Seriously Ill Wideline: Seriously IllLast night, Wideline’s face and feet began to swell. In the early hours of the morning, her temperature dropped, and her body began to shut down. Later in the [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts, Notes from the NICU, Our Kids God's Littlest Angels, Haiti, Susan Westwood 0 Comment
My apologies for not getting this on here sooner…. Cry Haiti: God Speaks Sunday, 22 January 2012God SpeaksOn Thursday morning, I went on a cleaning spree. As I worked at a slightly feverish pace, wiping down and organising NICU supplies, I felt the eyes of the NICU staff on me. The behaviour they were observing [...]