Melvin happily home from the Hospital <3 MELVIN CAN'T STAND - NEEDS HELP!
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Melvin fell off a bicycle and he couldn't stand! He needed medical care, Surgery for Fracture! An ambulance was requested to come from the Capital city 6 hours away - hadn't arrived I'm 3 days' time!
Life in Liberia is not what we know it as in developed countries! Liberia has only 11 Pediatricians for 2 million children!
Can you imagine not getting a child to medical evaluation because you lack the money to even ask they be seen?
Look at this child - he never whimpered - but instead smiled - when his tooth was knocked out by a soccer ball. As an RN with Pediatric experience, I can tell you you cannot keep a child down unless what they're going through is overwhelming! And as someone who's had a fractured femur I can tell you the pain is excruciating! He couldn't stand, couldn't weight bear, which are the signs of fracture. The best care available is Doctors Without Borders in Monrovia, the Capital. Melvin & an adult who can remain with him needed to get to get there as soon as possible! He couldn't endure the 6+ hour drive w/o ambulance as he was likely to go into Shock. Melvin eventually got to the hospital where he remained for weeks as he healed. Google World Remit & Input info:
First name: Eliana
Last name:Eva
Middle name: No
Mobile number+231880966829
Email elianaeva975@gmail.com
City/Town: Zwedru
Mobile account number:880966829
Mobile money or Air time: Mobile money
Country: Liberia <3 THANK YOU FOR LOVING AND FOR SHARING <3
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bbbabe3715
I'd been in touch with a ministry over the holiday weekend trying to arrange to fly Melvin to Monrovia & was awaiting hearing regarding scheduling. In the interim there was a meeting of the Town Elders to discuss how they could assist. Eliana reports the local ACFI Church in Zwedru has assumed responsibility for Melvin's care and he'll return to the Orphanage when he's well. (ACFI is the African Christian Fellowship International: website indicates their headquarter office is in Lancaster, SC.
May 31Reply
bbbabe3715
Melvin's been transferred from local care to Jackson F Doe Memorial Hospital Liberia's Second largest Teaching Hospital, (206 beds), located in Tappita City, Nimba County. It's a Referral Hospital, which indicates it is Tertiary Care, the highest level in a Health Care system. As a Teaching Hospital, it's staffed by Specialist Physicians who teach Resident Physicians and would have better technology than other hospitals. This is an answer to our prayers. Please continue to pray for Melvin. <3
Jun 01Reply
bbbabe3715
Many thanks to the Pastor of the local ACFI Church who was able to arrange for Melvin to receive this level of care. It's difficult for those of us in the industrial world to imagine the difficulties of navigating care in a nation which is impoverished and consequently health care availability is marginal. The Pastor's promised to keep Eliana appraised of Melvin's progress. At this time it's anticipated Melvin will be hospitalized at Jackson F. Doe for a week. Thank you for your loving prayers!
Jun 01Reply
bbbabe3715
@skynyrd98 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 300 miles away from the Orphanage. Can s y of us imagine the pain of a child waiting who's a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@apalessi26 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 300 miles away from the Orphanage. Can s y of us imagine the pain of a child waiting who's a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@alenayaz Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@angiew97 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@publiclist Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
apalessi26
@bbbabe3715 stop tagging me
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@m0chieon Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@luxurqueen Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@becca196650 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@saydeheckman Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@rlindley Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@mkehome414 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@jhjones23 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@casmilli Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@tpdg848j Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@reyaluvsvintage Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@jenvanr Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@bribo_baggins Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@gigiarfania Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
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Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
@melcheerz09 Melvin is one of the children I sponsor. Health care infrastructure is so non-existent it took a week to get him hospitalized 200 miles away from the Orphanage. Can any of us imagine the pain of a child who's waiting a week for medical care for a broken leg?
Jun 30Reply
bbbabe3715
Melvin is happy to be home upon return from the hospital rejoined with his best friend, Prosper, who's equally happy to have him home <3
Jul 11Reply
bbbabe3715
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Jul 17Reply
bbbabe3715
@bonichtoni This was a recent emergency - it took a week to get Melvin who's leg was broken to medical care: a hospital 200 miles away! Can you imagine a child at home for a week with the PAIN of a broken leg?!!! The local "doctor" was treating him with leaves on the fracture - I was frantic to try to help get him to care, messaging Drs w/o Borders, anyone who might help little Marvin! Thankfully, assistance finally emerged - he is well healed and at home in Orphanage w Prosper & other friends
Aug 03Reply
bbbabe3715
@ginagranata an example how difficult it is there - little Melvin had a broken leg a WEEK before we got him to a hospital 200 miles away! Can you imagine the pain he was in? The local "doctor" was treating his broken leg with the application of leaves...So hard to imagine a child suffering like that.
Aug 04Reply
ginagranata
Yeah very sad my prayers go to these children
Aug 04Reply
bbbabe3715
@ginagranata Prayers are the very best gift we can give one another! Thank you for remembering these dear people in your prayers, Gina!
Aug 04Reply
bbbabe3715
@lindahublard. Melvin is one of the children I've committed to sponsoring. it drove me nearly crazy how difficult it was to intervene to get him to appropriate care an ocean away!
Sep 18Reply
bbbabe3715
@thenameiskara Melvin is one of the children Ive pledged to support. it was harrowing when he broke his leg and waited days to be transported to a hospital 200 miles away! I was beside myself! He's a darling boy as is his friend Prosper💞
Sep 22Reply
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