This past week we had two kids from Themba Care go home! It was soooo exciting because that means they are healthy but at the same time I was surprised because I was holding back tears!! It's crazy how just working with them for three weeks can get you attached to them.
They all have amazing stories and it's exciting to see them improve....one of the boys, Imange, that left was a little over one and had very poor muscle tone in his leg and pelvic area and such and so they have been working on building that up so he can crawl and walk. One of the volunteers bought a little toy car that they could ride and he loved it!! He could sit on it and push himself around you could say that he had several proud mommas watching him has he learned how to do something new. And of course he was very proud of himself and he was getting to experience being up high and seeing/touching things that he had never been able to see/touch before! He went home to an amazing supportive family where his grandpa is going to be his main care provider....and boy does he love his grandpa!
The other little boy was around 3..I'm not very sure on his age. His name is Zandi though and he was able to go to a foster home type thing to be with his two older siblings...they said it is a very nice place and they basically have little families. We were worried that he would be sad to leave because he has been at Themba Care for some time now but he was soooo excited when he saw his big sister and he knew who she was and he was thrilled to go with her! It was great! He was all smiles! That day was hard for me though because there was another older boy who came over to me with his eyes full of tears and saying something over and over in Afrikaans and then the caregiver told me that he was saying that he wanted to go home too...that broke my heart...hopefully he will find a home soon...a family to love him.
With some kids going home beds are open for more kids to come in...and we are expecting three more kids to come in at anytime..whenever they are released from the hospital. I am looking forward to meeting this new children and learning what their story is and watching them get healthier and healthier by the day.
This is one of our Themba Care babies! Her name is Asanda and she is 13 months old and getting into everything and starting to work on pulling up! We can't show their faces because we have to respect their privacy since they are patients....just wanted to show you though...because she is adorable even from the back! :-)
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