A tale of two more children

This lad has locomotor disabilities, his club feet making walking almost impossible and clawed hands preventing him from grasping and holding things.  He needs surgery.   He is only 4 years old, a good age for surgical procedures to start as his health is reasonable and he is young enough to learn to walk and use his hands.
SPREAD has been working with his parents who were not fully aware of what could be done to support him and improve his chances in life.  Their support worker has explained the process for getting the treatment he needs so badly, giving them moral and practical support advising them of their rights, to get to medical centres,  helping them to fill out forms, translating at the surgeries and advocating the rights of the child.  He has a good chance if he can get the surgery he needs but there is still the problem of finding the funds needed to get him through all the treatment.

This girl is blind.  She was born with cataracts.  Her family were devastated  and their first instinct was to feel that she was no good, adding to the burden of their already tough lives. The family has been given lots of support and advice by their support worker to help them come to terms with their changed lives.  The girl has been given therapy and learning materials to help her develop and assistance to get the health check-ups and health-care she needs to stay healthy and attain a reasonable quality of life.  She's now a valued member of the family and enjoying life.