Remember baby Michael from a few weeks back? He's now 3 months and weighs in at 2.9 kg. Still a teeny tiny Mikey, but "bit by bit" he's moving in the right direction.
About 3 weeks ago however, another health issue arose, besides being underweight. He developed an inguinal hernia which was getting harder to reduce manually. I'd taken him to Zimba hospital 3 times in the past 10 days and ....each time they say...he's not strong enough to withstand anaesthesia. "wait until its strangulated - is the message. Yikes.
I take him to Zimba b/c there are times when we cannot reduce the hernia and he stops eating. Unlike some of us, Michael cannot afford to stop eating. Finally, on Saturday the doctor at Zimba hospital said - "I can't reduce the hernia either, so lets consult L'stone General and see what they'll do". That doctor and I had already each spoken with the doctors at Macha and they also though LG would be the best bet as the hernia appeared non-reducable. So after a full morning with the sponsored kids Richard and I picked up Rachel (Michael's mother's sister) from Kalomo and headed to Zimba to fetch Michael and then off to L'stone. Dad of Michael (Samba) and another sister, Emmeldah joined us later.
Michael is to get surgery Monday am - so....please keep this very handsome and precious one of God's in your prayers. He has a wonderful family that at this point feel inequipped to care for a not quite 5 pound young'un. They all have either 4 or 5 kids at home. But....they so love this little one and are so looking forward to him being at home with his daddy and 4 other siblings at Choma once Michael has put a bit more weight on!
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Always praying for you guys and everyone there Sue. You are such a blessing to all. I read every blog and am amazed at the work going on.
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