Yolanda

Yolanda

Yolanda, a single mother, has had an infection of one of her eyes for almost two months now. Because of the infection her eye was red and very irritated. The infection is easy to cure with eye drops, but she did not have the money to buy it. Yolanda got eye drops and...
Reynel

Reynel

This week we brought Reynel to the hospital to be admitted. Reynel is a seven years old boy and his family is extremely poor. He was suffering from chickenpox, which were infected. He is also severely malnourished. Though Reynel is seven years old he only weighs six...
Reymundo

Reymundo

Reymundo is a single father with 10 children. Because he has hardly any income, they live in extreme poverty. Because of tuberculosis Reymundo’s lungs are severely damaged. His heart had to work much faster to be able to transport enough oxygen through his body. Due...
Marjorie

Marjorie

Marjorie, our third grade high school student, recently told us she has abdominal pain for a month now. She looked bad and at that moment she had a lot of pain. She had tears in her eyes and we went to a doctor the same day. The doctor prescribed several examinations,...
Juan Paulo

Juan Paulo

During Sparrow’s Open Office Juan Paulo’s grandmother asked us to help her grandson. Juan Paulo coughs a lot and produces mucus with blood. The same afternoon we went to a pediatrician with Juan Paulo. We presumed he had tuberculosis, but several tests indicated he...
Sheila

Sheila

Sheila, one of Sparrow’s students in grade 2, suffers a lot from lice. Since she scratched so much the skin of her head is now covered with infected little wounds. We took her to the pediatrician who prescribed several medications and an anti-lice shampoo. The costs...