News – May 2006

Update May 2006

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Foster Home Shun Yi, Beijing (26 beds)

The babies


David	Harry

Sadly we lost David Dang Shan Qiang, aged 4 years, in Singapore after heart surgery. He died of post-operative complications. We sincerely thank the many people who supported him and were involved in his care during the time he was in Singapore. We also lost Harry Fu Zi Jiang. Though his surgery was successful, he died of pneumonia not long after. He was also brain damaged.


Ling Wan Feng	Dang Fu Xing

Of the 9 children who had surgery last month, 6 are doing very well though Ling Wan Feng was of concern with infection of the skin around his shunt. He was on high dose antibiotics under the direction of his surgeon and has recovered but he may require a revision of his shunt. Dang Fu Xing is still in Singapore recovering from heart surgery and he is reported to be doing well. We expect him back in China in about 2-3 weeks.

Spencer Sam returns next month after successful surgery in Hong Kong and 2 more children, Dang Da Jian and Dang Jian Yu, are in Hong Kong undergoing surgery. We thank the 3 volunteers Lysa J. and Barbara G. from the US and Hayley N. from the UK who flew from the other side of the world to care for the boys.


Spencer	Dang Da Jian	Dang Jian Yu

Samuel (cleft lip and palate), Toby (hand deformity), Ling Guang Wen (Cleft lip and Palate) and Fu Rui Jie (cleft lip and palate) have left for Nanjing for surgery provided byChildren of China Pediatrics Foundation.


Samuel	Toby	Ling Guang Wen	Fu Rui Jie

We thank Love Without Boundaries for covering the travel and miscellaneous costs for Samuel and Guang Wen.

Love Without Boundaries Shun Yi Outreach Foster Program (currently 11 children with possible maximum of 20)

Zheng Ping, who has cerebral palsy, and his father whom we housed in our village under this program because they were found begging at the railway station, have decided to leave the village. We now have 11 children in this program. We have a new family who want to be part of this program and they are undergoing the routine medical clearance and training before we offer them a child.

NHF Special Care Unit, Jiaozuo, Henan Province (12 beds)

We have had 1 death here this month – Sandy Fu Zi Mei (cleft palate and defective trachea) died on May 15 after quite a struggle to live. She is finally at peace. Total admissions to this unit since 1 January 2005 is 73 and 29 babies have died.

Volunteers

Lyn G. was back with us and she was replaced by Jamie I. and Janice B. from the US.

LWB Special Care Unit (12 beds)

The PT equipment has arrived. We are waiting for the delivery of some small wheel chairs. We thank A Mother’s Love via Love Without Boundaries for covering the cost of the PT equipment. Their gift was more than enough to buy equipment which will be set up both in our Special Care Unit in Henan as well as in our Physical Therapy Unit in Beijing.

NHF Special Care Unit, Luoyang, Henan Province (45 beds)

Plans to renovate the 5th floor of this orphanage are going ahead. We hope to be ready to bring in the babies by mid-September this year. Luoyang Orphanage has about 500-600 children. This unit will take in the most vulnerable babies in the hope of saving their lives and will also care for those who have survived but are severely disabled. 3 of the 17 rooms have been sponsored.

Our Most Sincere Thanks To

Mike Haller and Philip Hayden Foundation for donating and installing a new phone system in our Beijing Home.
J &D W. for your substantial financial donation.
The British Clubfor your continued support.
Angie W. for a donation to the medical fund.
Don White, Love Without Boundaries and MDRT Foundation for their substantial financial contribution.
Sandvik China Ltd. for linking our computers up to ADSL and for covering the costs.
The ladies from Schlumberger Social Club who came to make dumplings for the children and brought donations with them.
Several other individuals who have contributed significantly to our funds. No gift is too small or insignificant to be used to benefit the children. Thank you all very much.

Our Needs

More sponsors are needed to help us renovate the Luoyang Special Care Unit. Details and a floor plan are on our website. Sponsorship of rooms varies from US$1000 to US$6000 depending on the size of the room.
We could use some help to pay the hospital bills for 2 children who were operated on in Suzhou last month. Although the surgeons from HK generously donated their time and even covered their own travel and hotel costs, we still have to pay the hospital. Figures are in US dollars and have been rounded for convenience. These figures include the costs of travel of babies and nannies from Beijing to Suzhou and having the nannies stay and care for them.

We thank Love Without Boundaries for covering the costs for Ling Wan Feng.

We thank Singapore students and United World College of South East Asia for covering the costs for Fu Hai Sheng, Dang Xin Yang and Fu Hai Xing.

The two children below are still in need of sponsorship:

Fu Jin Jin

Fu Zi Xiu

Fu Jin Jin (subdural effusion drainage). This is her 3rd surgery – US $1350.
Fu Zi Xiu (Encephalocele repair) – US $1700.

With gratitude,

Joyce and Robin Hill

“…one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.”
– Hannah More

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