Celebrating 1 Year and 17 Lives Changed!

We opened the doors of the Clubfoot Unit 1 year ago.

During that time, we have had the privilege of seeing

the lives of 17 precious children

- whose future was very bleak -

totally turned around.

We have since said goodbye to some of the children

as they completed their treatment and returned to their hometowns.

Some are still with us, and will be leaving soon.

We look forward to this next year when more children arrive,

to be nurtured, loved, cared for,

their clubfoot treated,

and their lives totally changed for the better.

The photos shown are before and afters of Cris

who was the first child to arrive at the Unit.

Thank you for helping us to change lives.

Turning 4

Joey celebrated his 4th birthday

with the help of his friends from the

Clubfoot Unit and the Babies Unit.

He was the only child to have a birthday this month,

so all the candles were his to blow out!

Little Princesses

We had some very cute little visitors this week.

Mia, Claire, & Sophie all came by to say hello.

Mia proudly told us that she now has a forever family!

What amazing things have happened in her life this past year.

Claire is a picture of health.

She lives in the same foster family as Mia, and the girls get on well together.

Sophie... well as you can see, she is just thriving!

She came in for a checkup, and her feet are doing great!

Rain, Rain, Go Away...

As you are probably aware,

we have had a lot of rain in the past few weeks.

We have outside verandas

so when it rains,

we are constantly trying to mop up water.

The kids from the CP/Res Unit

love to help whenever they can.

Peek-a-Boo & Somersaults

Somersaults are all the rage

in the Clubfoot Unit at the moment.

Cris is currently mastering them.

It's impossible for Lexi to do them,

but she loves to play peek-a-boo!

Last Casts

Sarah had her tenotomy last week

and so now,

she is in her final set of casts.

Isn't she just a darlin'?

Too Happy

Jack turned 9 on Friday.

As you can see by the look on his face – he thoroughly enjoyed his day.

He got a Transformer toy, Transformer patterned blanket, & a book.

The cake was devoured as usual.

But when Jack was offered a second piece,

he surprised us with "No!"

Why?

“Because I’m TOO HAPPY!”