catching up with our boys

Because every child deserves a chance to live and lead a full life, we are involved in medical intervention of medically fragile children by bringing some of these children to the states for medical surgeries that are not available to them in Liberia. Once their treatments are complete, they return to their families in Liberia. Here is an update on the boys who are here.
Above is Brown who needed a double amputation. His host family is doing a wonderful job caring for his every need. He is currently working on walking with his new legs.

This is Barvor who needed help with his eye sight. Today he has glasses as he continues his treatments and is your typical boy- as seen here with the frog he caught. Barvor has several "brothers" to learn and play with in his host family. They love caring for him.

Little Nyenelleh was here a couple of years ago for a shunt placement. He has returned back to his host family for follow up care. A future doctor in the making? Perhaps. His awesome host family are in the medical field as well so I am sure the influence is there.

Our Melvin had a serious issue with his spleen and is also deaf. Today they have the spleen issue under control and he was just fitted for hearing aids in hopes that he will qualify for a cochlear implant down the road. In the mean time his host family takes him every where and he is loving every minute of it. Here he is learning to fish.

Baby Anthony had his shunt surgery is doing well we are told. We are still waiting for picture updates.

As you can see, our medical outreach program is an important aspect of what GOO does for children in Liberia and their desperate families. Should you be interested in hosting or helping in anyway with one of our child situations, feel free to contact us.