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| Cade |
I am so thankful for today.
It started with getting Rosaline, Christina, Jean-Daniel, and Cade ready
to for horse therapy. While we were
preparing for that, another group was planning to buy the oxygen tanks and
bring Mickey home.
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| Brilner, Cade, Jean-Daneil, and Christina. |
Of the four
kids who attended horse therapy today, three of them loved it and were
great. The fourth, Cade, screamed in
sheer terror the moment he saw a horse.
I sorta laughed. Cade didn’t stop
screaming the entire time. Brilner, one
of the workers at the guesthouse, came with me to help with the kids. It’s a good thing he was there because I don’t
think I could have held onto Cade when he was throwing his fits.
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| Jean-Daniel, Christina, and me. |
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| Christina |
Paco had
told me that for this first visit the kids wouldn’t be getting on the horses;
they would just watch, be around the horses, see what it was like. Well, the kids did get on the horses! About half way through, Paco grabbed Cade and
put him up on a horse. Paco and another
worked walked Cade around, and even though he didn’t completely stop screaming,
his screams were softer. Then, after the
group from Wings of Hope finished, Paco fitted the kids with helmets, and they
all had a chance to ride. Christina went
first and absolutely loved it! Then
Jean-Daniel got on, and he was a pro! He
smiled, laughed, and didn’t need anyone to hold him. Paco was impressed. I think Jean-Daniel is going to love this!
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| Paco and Jean-Daniel |
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| Jean-Daniel |
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| Rosaline |
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| Rosaline |
The last to
get on was Rosaline. She’s older and
larger than the other kids, and I was concerned that they wouldn’t be able to
lift her up. But, two of them just
lifted her and gently put her on a horse.
Rosaline is pretty shy, but she has a beautiful smile. Her face lit up as the horse walked
around. Rosaline doesn’t always get lots
of attention, and today, she was the main attraction. I can hardly wait to go back next week to see
them all smile so much again. Well,
except Cade. My hope is that he’ll be
less afraid. Paco did put him back on a
horse after the others had ridden, and he was much better. He never totally lost his terrified look, but
he did stop screaming, and after the ride, he did scream again. Progress.
I don’t
know what I will accomplish while I am here in terms of programs, therapies,
etc. But, if the only thing that lasts
after I leave is consistent horse therapy, I will be satisfied. That will be enough.
We had
thought that Mickey would be coming home today.
One group purchased one large oxygen tank ($240) and two small tanks
($70 each) and brought them home. They
then went to General Hospital to get Mickey, his medication, and other supplies
that they needed. Everything was
ready. Mickey was ready and
waiting. The doctor wanted to do one
last x-ray to make sure that everything was good to go. Unfortunately, the last x-ray that one spot
on his lungs was a bit cloudier. The
doctor wasn’t comfortable letting him go until Dr. Kofi could check it because
I guess she is the TB expert. Well, Dr.
Kofi is in the States right now, so she won’t be able to read the x-ray until
tomorrow (the doctor at General Hospital is going to e-mail it to her). So, we should know for sure tomorrow whether
Mickey gets to come home.
Please pray
that if Mickey does have TB that Dr. Kofi see it and that Mickey can get
treatment for it. If the x-ray is okay
and Mickey can come home, please pray that we can provide the best care for
him. I don’t know what will happen with Mickey’s
health, but my prayer for him is that he can come home and be around family and
friends who love him.
Groups are
coming in pretty regularly right now which makes life around here very
hectic. I have more and more
responsibility—I don’t mind it, but sometimes I get asked questions that I don’t
know the answers to or that I don’t know whether I have the authority to
answer. So far, Gertrude hasn’t kicked
me out, so I don’t think I've over stepped any boundaries!
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