- Age8
- Conditionan amputation
- Next Appointment 04/04/2019
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James's Story
James is a very active boy. When we met him, he was on the waiting list to go to theatre which means he had not eaten and was not supposed to eat or drink anything. No food, no problem! James would kick his balloon in the ward and in the corridors … Read more
James is a very active boy. When we met him, he was on the waiting list to go to theatre which means he had not eaten and was not supposed to eat or drink anything. No food, no problem! James would kick his balloon in the ward and in the corridors without looking like he was going to stop any time soon. His mum told us that sometimes she is worried that he will hurt himself more.
James was born with this condition, a deformed tibia. His mum was so shocked because James was her first baby. She was wondering what would happen to her and what people would say. She was told that the problem could be solved, and they began the process immediately. At some point, James had two surgeries but the correction was not achieved as intended.
Monica, James mum, was told about CURE by a friend of her husband’s. She was told where to find the hospital and decided to bring her son. James needs surgery and we pray that it is going to bring the intervention he needs. “My biggest prayer is that James will be self dependent in future so he’ll be able to move around and do his things on his own,” Monica told us. Let’s pray with her for this.
Latest Updates
We saw James at our mobile clinic before his file was retrieved but he looked very familiar. Your question right now would be, “How can you forget such a nice smile?” We see so many kids during mobile clinic and it’s hard to remember all their names. So, when we asked this young man what his name was, he laughed and grinned and said, “Jimmy!” We asked him to be our friend so that when we come to clinic next time we won’t have to look at his file to remember his name. He agreed! James is doing well and we are happy that he is having an easy time moving around with his prosthetic leg.
Somebody got their new leg today, and they’re pretty happy about it! Wanna guess who it is? Oh, James? Why yes -- you’re right! He spent most of his day at CURE for the fitting process. Some of James' get-well messages were asking him about his favorite things, so today we found out he loves reading for school, playing with his friends, and Sunday school. James has the funniest personality, so we can only imagine what it’s like to be his teacher, friend, classmate. It must be such an adventure! Thank Jesus with us that this fantastic kid will finally be able to walk to all the places he goes -- crutch free (when he’s comfortable)! We’ll catch him again on November 27th.
“Is he coloring on you?” we asked James today. And in fact he was! Evans was coloring on James so that he could measure him for his new prosthesis! Today was a good day for James because of this. James is a face-maker, so when Evans would touch his leg to inspect it, his face would sometimes show uncertainty. This happened so many times that he got asked, “Are you scared?” And every time he would tell us no. Who knows why he was making those faces, but regardless, we’re thankful he’s very close to getting his new leg! He’ll come in just a few weeks to try it on!
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