Esther's Little Boy

Esther has worked so hard to get this little boy healthy again. His name is Jean Claude and he is four. He came to our hospital severely malnourished. His grandmother brought him down from their village up the river. They are refugees and MSF helped pay for their transportation to the hospital.

Esther has been so faithful to make sure he got his milk mixture on time, and now he is on to solid food and the peanut butter mixture we give as a supplement. The first day we started work we sat with Jean Claude and prayed that he would be able to keep the milk down - and Esther has been with him every day since then. He started out looking completely zoned out, and wouldn't even move. Now he smiles and walks around and he gave me a big hug when he saw me this morning.

He joined in playing and coloring with some of the kids I had over to my house. After peeing all over the floor we decided to keep a better eye on him when he's over here.

Jean Claude and his grandma will be going home soon, but they are supposed to come back in a month for an evaluation. We will definitely miss this little guy.