Phoebe Jean

 

Phoebe Jean is the 7-month-old daughter of Lamique jean and his wife Micheline. They live in Marchandes Dessalines, which is in the Artibonite region of Haiti. Phoebe was born with an anus opening that is too small. The parents brought her to St. Nicholas Hospital in St. Marc. The doctors there told her that an american surgeon would be arriving to do surgery on April 24th. The family returned to the hospital on April 24th and were told that the American surgeon wouldn't be arriving, but a Haitian surgeon would be performing the surgery. The doctors had told the family that the baby needed 3 surgeries. The first surgery would be to form a colostomy, the second surgery to widen the anus opening, and the third surgery to reverse the colostomy. The Haitian surgeon just took a scalpel and cut the anus, sutured the wound and gave the baby back to the family. The family came to us a few days later in tears and scared. The stitches had broke open and the wound was infected. Ed Amos examined the baby, told us that the surgeon who did the surgery did a butcher job and prescribed antibiotics for the pus oozing from the anus. We then brought her over to Bernard Mevs Hospital to see Maguy of Project Medishare. She told us of an american surgeon who would be arriving at the hospital on May 24th.

This morning Phoebe and her parents came here to Coram Deo for their appointment. We brought the family to Bernard Mevs Hospital for the appointment with the american surgeon. The wound is healing with the antibiotics. There is no longer a discharge of pus. Pray that Phoebe can be helped with a surgery