Lucrech – Children’s Health – Burns

Lucrech – Children’s Health – Burns

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories

“He’s doing much better than yesterday,” Nick remarks, as he gently inclines five-year-old Lucrech’s thumb toward the pointer finger. Nick is Lucrech’s physiotherapist onboard the Africa Mercy, and they have been spending a half hour together every day since his...
Jaka – Child’s Heath Burns

Jaka – Child’s Heath Burns

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories

Four years ago, a little girl named Jaka was spinning around in circles with some other children while her mother was at the market. Around and around, arms out, chin up, her face full of smiles. Tragically, when Jaka lost her balance, she plummeted into her aunt’s...
Aicha – Children’s Burns

Aicha – Children’s Burns

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories

Aicha was burned in a house fire. Flames had licked the sides of her face, the backs of her arms, her thighs, shoulders, wrists, neck, and hips. Her right ear was missing. Because she went without proper wound treatment, the skin on her elbows, arms, and sides...