FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: AUGUST 14, 2021 ALFERES FIGHTING MALARIA CONVULSIONS Thursday morning, 10 a.m., Alferes, our construction trainee who was receiving treatment for malaria, began having severe spasms in his right arm. Our staff rushed him to the hospital where all 4 of his limbs began to spasm as he tried to walk into the emergency room. Alferes, our hero (above left) who saved baby Angelica when she
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 25, 2021 ABANDONED BABY AT HOSPITAL In Saturday’s blog, I told of an infant in our milk program who has malaria and severe anemia with a Hemoglobin of 4.4. His blood type is O Negative, which is not available in this area. He was blood tested on Thursday, but the father disappeared from the hospital with the infant before he could be admitted. The
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 24, 2021 FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 24, 2021 WEE LITTLE ONES NEED YOUR PRAYERS Baby Susana is doing slightly better after her blood transfusion 2 days ago. The malaria she contracted in her home village causes a delayed anemia, as the amoeba destroys red blood cells before the treatment can kill it out. Her blood tests still reveal an infection, so
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 10, 2021 URGENT PRAYER NEEDED FOR TEREZINHA / TERESA Teresa (Terezhina) was rushed back to the hospital about 2 hours ago and is in dire, urgent need of a miracle. She was fine a couple of hours before that and eating well. Then her stomach began having tremendous bloating, she was in pain, and refusing a bottle. Sister Lisha has started IV antibiotics and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 10, 2021 TEREZINHA HOME AT LAST This little girl is a fighter, overcoming her gastroenteritis in 7 days so she could return to The Zebra House on Tuesday, July 6th. Eating eagerly she now weighs 3.4 kg/7.4 lbs. as she decreased to 3kg/6.6 lbs. in the hospital. Born April 1, 2021, Terezinha’s Grandmother decided to change her name officially to TERESA on her
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG: JULY 3, 2021 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO ALL IN USA! But here in Mozambique, it is certainly not a holiday as we gear up to begin Phase 2 of our food buying while trying to keep 10 infants healthy. Happy feet as baby Fatima learns to stand. Click link for video.——> https://youtu.be/idr-J_fyX3s BABY TEREZINHA, 2.5 MONTHS IN HOSPITAL WITH INFECTION She is receiving a
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 26, 2021 HOSPITAL RELEASES BABY JUMA Nine-week-old Juma suffered from gastroenteritis vs. Malaria as first diagnosed. His treatment was changed and he recovered rapidly, PTL! Thank you all for your prayers. Baby Juma ready to leave the hospital. Our 10 infants are all home and healthy. Just a few runny noses which happens as this is our “winter”. Nighttime temps are around 50ºF/14ºC. Days
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 19, 2021 TEREZINHA NEEDS A HOME Two-month-old Terezinha was suddenly orphaned last Saturday night when her mother died at the Balama Hospital from post partum complications. The father abandoned them both when the mother became ill, and the only female relative is too elderly to care for her. A family friend brought her to my door early Sunday morning with a letter from Social
TRIPLETS SURVIVE A WILD ENTRANCE! The pregnant mother went to the village hospital as she began her labor. Shortly, a tiny 1.6kg/3.5 lb little boy was born. To the amazement of the nurse on duty, there was another unborn infant sitting crossways that could not enter the birth canal. Balama’s ambulance rushed to the scene to take her to the regional hospital for a C‑section. However, the
CHILDREN’S DAY PARTY A DELICIOUS HIT! Our children and foster mothers who live together also get to party together! We kept them in small groups as required, but it didn’t slow them down. The big hit of the day for me was watching Quiston STAND INDEPENDENTLY for the 1st time. He’s a bit behind the norm, but growing fast for having such a rough start. YOUR LOVE GIFTS