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Tag Archives: Medical
Celebrating Small Victories
In September of 2007, a small little girl, whom we affectionately call Miao Miao, arrived at LWB’s Heartbridge Pediatric Healing Unit. Miao suffers from a rare illness called Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome. She has cycles each month when she becomes so sick that she cannot keep anything down. Because of this, her weight gain has been [...]
Fighting For His Life… Again
This is Samuel. Samuel has defied all odds to make it to celebrating almost 22 months here on the earth. This little boy was born with a very serious heart defect. He received first stage surgery and was recovering when he suffered a very serious brain bleed. Several doctors told us nothing more could be [...]
‘Tis the Season to Give…. and Receive
When LWB started its Unity Fund this year, we hoped to help rural families who otherwise couldn’t afford medical care, with the ultimate goal of keeping families together. We have met many families who have touched us deeply in the past and hoped to be able to help other families like them. Many people gave [...]
Working Together to Save Lives
Two weeks ago, one of my sons was injured in an accident, and I found myself flying to Nashville to be with him at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. I am sure every mom out there would agree that sitting by your child’s hospital bed is very difficult indeed. We all would change places with them in [...]
A Wonderful Visit at Hope
Today, Shane, Linda, and I spent a wonderful day at Hope, talking with Dr. Joyce Hill about the different medical issues that we have dealt with over the last year and the best ways to work with different children. So many of the kids have such complex issues, and we are so grateful that they [...]
Wonderful News Times Two!
I have some wonderful news to share! Both ten-year-old Jie and baby Gracie have had surgery and are doing great!
Unity Fund Kick Off
Last week we kicked off our new Unity Fund for impoverished, rural families in China. This new medical fund will provide life changing surgeries to children who are sick, whose parents cannot afford to heal them. The goal of this new program is to keep families united and actually prevent children from becoming orphaned. Thanks [...]
