No.
1 Paul was born clubfooted. Here he is in the year 2004 held by his
mother. |
No. 2
Paul was operated on in January 2005. Here he is in a plaster cast. |
No. 3
Later in 2005, Paul sleeps peacefully, his feet straight now. |
No. 4
Livingstone with his mother. He was born with a “deviated foot,” i.e.
pointing backwards. |
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No. 5.
When Livingstone was operated on, it was necessary to remove his deviated foot.
Here he is after the operation with his mother. He has now been given an
artificial foot. |
No. 6
Vision was born club footed. Since he was less than a year old, it was not
necessary to operate on him. Rather, several plaster casts were applied which
straightened his feet. He is shown here with his father.
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No. 7
Vision was given special shoes (which he hated!) to help in the final process
of straightening his feet. |
No. 8
Stephen, too was club footed. |
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No. 9
After his operation, Stephen faces the future with confidence. |
No. 10
Christine was burned so could not straighten her arm. |
No. 11
After her operation, Christine proudly shows off her straight arm. |
No. 12
Teresia suffers from cerebral palsy and receives therapy. She is shown with her
mother. |
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No. 13
Marion is trying to use the walker. She receives therapy. |
No. 14
Patrick, pictured with his mother, is another child who receives therapy. |
No. 15
Priscilla, our Chairperson, is on the left, Marion is in the center and Marion’s
grandmother on the right. |
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No. 16
Kamau suffered from muscular dystrophy and was unable to walk. He is shown
outside his home just before we sponsored him. |
No. 17
Kamau pushed by his brother, James, during the school holiday in 2005. (By this
time we had taken him to a boarding school.) Unfortunately, he died last year
(2007). |
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