Lots has happened! Just one case now
It's been a while since I posted something on this weblog, sorry for that!
The baby I wrote about last time is in our care now. She's doing really good. Smiling a lot! It's also fine that her older sister can see her now. You can see she really enjoys seeing her baby sister.
For the past few days we had to take care of a few more kids:
Last saturday a 3/4 years old boy was abandoned by his father and left at a bar. When we were there te fetch him, he was hysterical. He was screeming, kicking, beating. Was really sad to see. We had a hard time approaching him. Because it seemed that he was under the influence of some drugs or alcohol (his dad was an alcoholic himself) we wanted to take him to the hospital for blood tests.
The ride to the horpital was crazy! We was screeming and kicking the whole time. Halfway to the hospital he started to pull my hair... On the highway we almost hit some drunken guy, it was just unbelievable!
The hospital was even more crazy... Spent almost three hours there, seen four different departments and none of the departments wanted to help us.
In the end we went home and took the boy with... Had a bit of a hard time, but after a night sleep he was doing a bit better.
On Monday we took him to the hospital. The result of his blood tests are still outstanding. During the examination the doctor found out that he had been abused as well. According to the doctor he had recently been sodomized... Because his he tested negative on an HIV test, he's on ARVs now. It's very hard to give him the medication, he gets so angry when you try to give it to him. He has to take the medication for 28 days, to prevent him from a possible HIV infection.
Today we brought him to a lady who is experienced in working with difficult kids. It was sad to leave him, we have seen so many changes in the short period we took care of him. But it's good he's somewhere, where he's been loved and taken good care of!
Have to go now, next time some more cases and my birtday on the beach!
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Bonnie Wright wrote:
09 Jan 2010 at 10:44 The unjustice to this poor little soul. Felt nauseated & angry how children are so vulnerable to be preyed upon like they are just sexual objects to be used & abuse. How do children ever trust again? The painful scars endured, I am so so saddened. Thank you for sharing your story & God bless you for being his angel saving him from more abuse. Wish I could volunteer and be on the next plane out of here to lend a hand. Who knows?
Name: Frederike Quaak
Volunteered at Bobbi Bear from 28 January 2008 to 08 March 2008.
Volunteered at Bobbi Bear from 11 August 2006 to 30 August 2006.
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