Naemeka

Joey Starling — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:06:17 +0000

[singlepic=4,400,,,left] The arrival of Naemeka hasn’t been so easy, as first he had to travel by motorcycle for an hour down a very precarious “road” (if you can call it that). His mother had come from their remote village “Agu” or or “Egg” as most people call it. Both of them were very ill. As it turns out, she is a widow unable to sustain the child. The child, had experienced several illnesses (malaria, typhoid and God only knows what else) which had decimated his frail frame. We thought he was around 7 or 8 years old when we saw him, but after questioning the mother, he is around 10 years old. Coupled with the illnesses and a possible case of meningitis, he was in an extreme state of malnutrition.

[singlepic=1,400,,,right] We made the decision to take the child to the Hospital in the Nsukka and try to save his life. The Doctor indicated that he was very near death. Thanks to a Great Physician we know, and the help of the local Doctor, we were able to bring him back from the brink of death. The mother remains hospitalized and we have taken Naemeka home with us for the time being. She asked us to care for him, as she cannot any longer. Her other children are older than him but not at a working age. Her desperate cry for help was answered because of your help.

[singlepic=2,400,,,left] Naemeka has a long battle ahead. The mother and sister indicated that he does not speak but a few words. Apparently there had been some seizures a few years back that had left him without the ability to speak. His arms and legs are very small and very weak, so he cannot walk very much. We are blessed at A Place of Hope to care for such a one. Since coming to our place, he has regained bladder control and is beginning to feed himself, using a spoon. He is saying more words than the three or four we were told he could say. He also has mastered the skill of holding a color crayon. His health is improving greatly. There is a sense of hope in his eyes and we can see that his comprehension may even be even with his age, but his oral communication skills are weak. Naemeka has been showing real improvement.

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