A Very Special Family Who Need Help!!!

This family lives a few kilometers from our Mission Site.  We first knew the oldest boy, now 13, a few years ago.  He fell out of a tree, helping his Dad in the fields.  They did not seek immediate help from us.  When they did come, Ramon was suffering from a double compound fracture in one of his lower legs, and was badly infected.  WE PROVIDED EMERGENCY CARE AND A WORKER ACCOMPANIED, FATHER AND SON BY AMBULANCE, TO GUATEMALA CITY AND ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL. THIS IS A GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION, WITH MANY OF THE BEST  SPECIALISTS.  HE SPENT TWO MONTHS IN THE CITY HOSPITAL, TWO  SURGERIES THEN RETURNED TO US FOR SPECIALIZED CARE.  MAGALÍ FOLLOWED HIS CARE CLOSELY SO THERE WAS FOLLOW UP CARE WITH SURGEONS, AT ROOSEVELT MEDICAL CENTER. 
              
              IN VISITING THE FAMILY, MAGDALI, DIRECTOR OF THE CLINICA MAXEÑA                DISCOVERED ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN WAS BORN DISABLED.  SHE                              COULD NOT SIT,  SPEAK OR STAND.  MAGALÍ, WITH SUPPORT OF AN                             INSTITUTION, THAT OFFERS CARE AND GUIDANCE TO THE FAMILY, THE                   CHILD, HEALTH   IMPROVED.  TODAY THE CHILD CAN SIT ALONE, CRAWL                A  LITTLE,  THE CLINIC PAYS EXPENSES FOR THIS MOM TO CONTINUE TO
              TAKE THE CHILD MONTHLY FOR FOLLOW UP-  THE CHILD SMILES NOW,
             THESE TYPE OF DISABILITIES ARE RESULT OF POOR ASSIST AND 
              KNOWLEDGE OF  MIDWIFE AT BIRTH. NOW THERE ARE GOVERNMENT                      FACILITIES AVAILABE IN CENTER VILLAGES WITH PRENATAL CARE BY                      DOCTORS AND 24 HOUR DELIVERIES BY PHYSICIANS.  THERE ARE STILL                  MAYAN WOMEN WHO CHOOSE A MIDWIFE WITH, LITTLE KNOWLEDGE                    OR EXPERIENCE.
              
              I WANT TO SHARE SOME PICTURES AND MORE OF THIS FAMILY AND 
              HEALTH ISSUES AND FAMILY LIFE.  STAYED TUNED!