from project medishare
Posted on January 7, 2011
As 9-month old Julisa was toddling across her house, she stumbled into a pot of boiling water causing serious burns on her right arm and left hand.
As her burns healed through the years, her right arm became contracted preventing her from being able to fully extend or bend her arm. This made it difficult for Julisa, who turned 12 this year, to perform simple tasks like feeding herself or washing her clothes.
Project Medishare nurse Rosemerline Pierre-Louise providing a home visit for Julisa in June to see how her arm was healing after surgery. Local staff through Project Medishare’s Community Health Program are seeing that those who have surgery at our hospital in Port-au-Prince have follow-up appointments.
Today Julisa has almost full mobility in her right arm, and Project Medishare was able to help her because of your ongoing support of our work in Haiti.
“Before I couldn’t wash myself or feed myself because I couldn’t bend my arm and my left hand was deformed,” Julisa said. “I am happy that the doctors could help me.”
Ersile, Julisa’s mother, used to worry about her daughter’s future, but today she has peace of mind.
“I am happy because I see the improvement for her arm,”Ersile said. “I feel better knowing that if something should happen to me, that Julisa will be able to take care of herself when she gets older. That makes me happy most of all.”
This is why I am writing you today.
Your year-end gift this holiday season will allow us to continue providing the people of Haiti valuable access to healthcare.
Earlier this month, Haiti’s Ministry of Health reported that the cholera epidemic has taken over 2200 lives and infected 97,595 since the outbreak surfaced in the central Artibonite River valley in mid-October.
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