This young baby just came back from recovery in surgery and he was all bundled up to warm up.
The medical team gave each child a little gift of their visit to the surgery room!
Most of the children recovered well after surgery and were eating and drinking by the next day.
Fluid drained from some children's heads quicker than others.
As the children grow older they will "grow into" the increased head size while they were waiting for the opportunity for surgery.
These young children liked to ham it up for the camera!
It was great that Dr. Ed and the medical team and also my father, sister Tanya and Marlene, Teresa and Teresa could help with organizing the clinic in Cite Soleil. Pray for other medical teams willing to enter Cite Soleil to hold clinics. The people appreciate them.
22 hydrocephalus surgeries were performed from May 29th to June 1st. It was amazing to see how well the children looked so soon after surgery. This young girl is lounging against her mother. They both look comfortable!
This young baby is scratching her head.
This is a post-surgery photo of a baby who had a shunt installed.
The parents were happy to see how well their children were doing so soon after surgery.
Cindy is a happy girl who is part of His Home For Children, run by Hal and Chris Nungester. This is the second surgery for her.
This bright-eyed boy is doing well after surgery too!
Over time the skull bones will close in and seal off which will lessen this baby's head circumference as well.
This father is relaxing with his son after surgery.
Widmirtha Mervil has been living at Holy Angels since her mother had her baby. Johnny Rene used to be part of Coram Deo years ago as a sponsor student. He now helps to look after Widmirtha and he works at Holy Angels. Here he is removing Widmirtha's feeding tube in preparation for transport to the hospital.
Widmirtha had her shunt removed and the doctor found that it was infected. She is now on antibiotics to treat the infection in her brain. Pray the infection will go away after a round of antibiotics now that the shunt is no longer in place.
Peterson Lamy is a 4-month-old baby who has spina bifida. We will be trying to find medical care for him in the United States. A haitian evangelist met this family while evangelizing in an area and he brought the family over to Coram Deo this past week.
Peterson has a large bulge on his back. This condition is better treated in the United States.
Fidney Katnael St. Poulin is a 9-day-old baby girl that was born with hydrocephalus. Her mother had a caesarean section to give birth to her. We will be trying to find medical care for her in the United States as well. She was born a little jaundiced. Her mother is a very caring person.