Let us introduce Brian.

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Brian is eight years of age, despite his injuries and disability he is a very cheerful happy young boy who has had a very tragic journey in life; he was brought to Alina by Social Services about five weeks ago to see if Alina could help.

 

When Brian was just five months old, he was in a house fire where he was critically burnt.

He suffered severe burns to the head and lost the use of his left hand.

Brian grew up not being able to use his arm and having no hand, the burn to his head never healed, due to the continued infection, the bone of the skull has worn thin.

 

From five months of age until the age of eight years his head was a continuous open wound.

For the next five weeks, Alina had to clean the wound and fight off infection.

 

The beginning of August Brian was taken to the hospital to start the process of a tissue and skin graft, it was expected to be many visits due to the size and severity of the wound.

 

Alina was able to report that as the infection was now gone and the wound was healing so well, the surgeon was able to do both the tissue and skin graft in one operation.

Alina said Brian can now even close his eyes when he sleeps; he had not been able to do this from the time of his injuries all those years past. Brians mother is so excited that her son is now healing.

Poverty is something we cannot explain or demonstrate; it takes away any pride you may have in yourself, all of your Self Esteem, makes you feel completely worthless and undesirable when you cannot supply medical treatment for your children it must tear one apart.

 

Can you imagine just how Brians mother must have felt knowing there was nothing she could do for her son?

Through this hand of friendship, we are now helping the whole family, and there is a complete change knowing that there is someone that cares for them.