| Children We Have Helped
We would like to thank all of you for your
continued support and generous donations. Your efforts have
truly improved and even saved these children’s lives.
There are many more children in desperate
need of medical care and it is our hope to continue to help
as many as possible. Below are a few of the children that
have been given new hope through the efforts of caring volunteers
and generous donors.
The Wintersweet Foundation would also like
to give our special thanks to the many volunteers at Love
Without Boundaries for through their wonderful programs we
are able to help these beautiful children.
Baby
Tong
This beautiful newborn baby boy from Anhui, China had pyloric
stenosis (his esophagus was blocked and he couldn’t
eat).
Update: 1/24/06
Tong has had his surgery and his life has been saved,
thanks to you! He is doing well and was just discharged from
the hospital yesterday. I have attached his surgery picture.
Thank you so much for your donation! You have changed this
child’s life forever!
Update: 2/6/06
– Please keep baby Tong in your prayers
Tong was just admitted to the hospital pneumonia. The orphanage
has told us he will be in the hospital about 2 weeks. Please
keep him in your prayers. We have sent additional funds this
month to help cover Tong’s hospital expenses.
Update 2/15/06
Baby Tong, who first had pyloric stenosis surgery and then
was sick with pneumonia, is finally healed! He was just discharged
from the hospital and he looks great!! Thank you so much for
helping to heal this sweet baby boy. You have helped to save
his life!
Sincerely,
Karen Maunu
Medical Director, Love Without Boundaries
Baby
Yun
This beautiful little 7month girl from Jiangxi, China had
a very serious heart condition. In addition to having surgery,
she required a heart cath to determine the specific heart
defect.
Update: 1/24/06
Baby Yun just had heart surgery and it was a success!!! The
doctor said the surgery went so well, she is healed forever.
This child was very sick and we are all celebrating that she
will never need another heart surgery. They will be sending
us an after pictures soon. We are also looking forward to
seeing her on an adoption list in the future.
This is all because of YOU!!! YOU saved this child’s
life! Thank you so much!
Update: 3/10/06
We just received pictures of Yun and she looks so great!!
The orphanage told us that the caregivers like her very much!!
The director wants to send their best wishes to the donors
who helped this girl.
You have changed her life forever!! We have asked for her
paperwork to be submitted for adoption – hopefully,
she will now have a chance to find a family.
Thank YOU for giving her this chance!
Sincerely,
Karen Maunu
Medical Director
Love Without Boundaries
Baby
Joseph
This sweet little baby from Guizhou, China has hydrocephalus.
His case has been reviewed by Chinese doctors and he needs
a CSF refenestration surgery to fix his shunt.
Update: 2/16/06
Joseph is scheduled for his shunt surgery next week, either
Monday or Tuesday. His caretaker has talked with the neurosurgeon
and has everything set up.
I will let you know as soon as I hear more. Thank you so very
much for helping this precious baby boy!
Update: 2/27/06
I have some wonderful news!!! Joseph arrived at the hospital
and upon examination by the neurosurgeon it was determined
that he is doing really well and is stable. The doctor recommended
that he not have his refenestration surgery at this time.
The doctor also performed a head CT and Joseph is actually
showing an improvement with cortical growth – more brain
tissue and less CSF (the fluid that the shunt drains away)
than 6 months ago.
Thank you so much for helping Joseph! We always love to get
news like this!!
Update: 3/6/06
I received this picture of Joseph during his stay in the hospital.
Thank you again for being part of his success story!
Sincerely,
Karen Maunu
Love Without Boundaries
Baby
Lan
This sweet baby girl from Anhui, China has small eyelids and
will have surgery to make them larger.
Update: 1/25/06
Baby Lan will have surgery after Chinese New Year. Waiting
for final update.
Update: 5/29/06
I just wanted you to know that Lan is scheduled for her eye
surgery on June 5, so she will soon be moving to the hospital!
Update: 6/09/06
I finally received a lot of information on Lan and why there
has been such a delay in her surgery. The orphanage brought
her to Hefei Children’s hospital in February, but they
weren't able to do her surgery. So then the orphanage took
her to Anhui Medical University. They also don’t have
a doctor that specializes in eye surgery, but the hospital
suggested that they wait for an expert named Dr. Zhao Li to
do the surgery. Dr. Zhao used to work at Beijing Concord Hospital
and was just recruited by Anhui Medical University Hospital.
He has the experience in doing this kind of surgery and is
an expert plastic surgeon/ophthalmologist. He is currently
in Beijing for an academic meeting and will be back on June
14th. They are hoping they will be able to get her scheduled
soon after.
Thank you so much for your support of this child. We will
keep working until we find just the right place and doctor
to do her surgery and I will keep you posted.
Update: 6/16/06
I just received updated pictures of Lan – she looks
like she has quite a personality! I will let you know when
her surgery is scheduled.
Lan is scheduled to move to Anhui Medical
University Hospital next Monday. We are so happy that she
will soon have surgery on her eye lids. I will keep you posted!
Update: 6/22/06
Lan looks wonderful! Thank you so much for changing her life!
You have given her the gift of sight!
Sincerely,
Karen Maunu
Medical Director
Love Without Boundaries
Baby
Ming
This beautiful little girl from Hunan, has heart disease and
a hernia. We would love to help heal this little girl so she
has a chance for a forever family.
Ours special thanks to some wonderful families
that held a raffle during their Chinese New Year Party. They
raised over $200 to help Baby Ming. LWB raised the remaining
amount needed for her surgery.
Update: 3/6/06
We were going to be transferring Ming to Hangzhou for her
heart surgery this week. She just got a cold and will now
be moved to Hangzhou next week. Thank you so much for your
donation. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers so
that she can be healthy enough for her surgery.
Update: 3/23/06
Baby Ming, from Hunan, arrived in Hangzhou on Monday.
Dr. Li has examined her and determined that she has a huge
VSD, pulmonary hypertension, and a respiratory infection.
The hospital is currently treating her respiratory infection
and Dr. Li will perform her heart surgery when she is feeling
better.
Please keep this sweet baby in your thoughts and prayers –
for a speedy recovery and a successful surgery. Thank you
so much for helping this baby. YOU will change her life forever!
Update: 3/28/06
We just received an update on baby Ming today from Dr. Li.
Baby Ming, who has a large VSD and severe pulmonary hypertension,
has caught another respiratory infection. She is running a
high fever and has a bad cough. They will have to wait another
10 days for her to recover and then they can reschedule her
surgery.
Please keep this baby girl in your thoughts and prayers. We
hope she soon will be healed! Thank you so much for helping
to heal her!
Update: 4/5/06
Ming’s respiratory infection is finally gone and she
is now scheduled for heart surgery tomorrow.
Please keep this little girl in your thoughts and prayers!
Thank YOU so much for giving her this chance!
Update: 4/06/06
I just got the word that Ming is out of surgery and it was
very successful!!! We are so happy that she is finally healed
– she has been sick for so long!
Update: 6/02/06
I was so excited to check my email today and find a beautiful
updated picture of Ming! She is doing so well since her surgery.
I have asked our facilitator if her papers have been submitted
for adoption and will encourage the orphanage to do this.
Thank you so much for donating towards her heart surgery.
Your donation has changed her life forever!!
Sincerely,
Karen Maunu
Medical Director
Love Without Boundaries
Baby Miao
This sweet baby girl from Fujian has
a dislocated hip on the right side that needs to be surgically
corrected. Her surgery will cost $4000. Will you please help
her so she can walk? On 2/27/06 the funds we sent for Baby
Joseph that were not needed were reallocated to help Baby
Miao. We will continue to raise funds to help Baby Miao.
Update: May 24,
2006
The orphanage is moving Miao to the hospital tomorrow for
an exam. After that, they will schedule her for surgery. Thank
you so much for helping this beautiful little girl!
Update: June 10, 2006
The orphanage brought Miao to the doctor
for an examination. The doctor suggests keeping her in brace
for a while longer. He will continue to check her and in about
6 months decide whether the bracket has corrected her problem.
We have received an updated picture of her that I have attached.
Thank you so much for helping her!
YOU have made a difference in her life!
FOSTER CARE
CHILDREN
The
Wintersweet Foundation is happy to sponsor the following children
so that they may live with a foster family until they are
adopted. Our special thanks to Love Without Boundaries for
their wonderful foster care programs which allow us to help
these children.
January 2006
Ada joined her foster family in December 2005. This little
girl was born with an ear deformity and also tested positive
for Hepatitis B. She is developmentally on target for her
age, and loves to draw. She lives with one of her good friends
from the orphanage. She is very well loved in her new family,
especially by the grandmother, who says "these girls
have brought her so much fun".
Date of Birth - 5-2-00
Province - Guangxi
July 2006
Ada continues to do very well in with her foster family.
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