December 28, 2014
Meet Ferchi, a one-year-old girl from Guatemala who is suffering from malnutrition. Our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq, reports, “Ferchi was born very premature. Since then, she’s struggled to grow. She is frequently ill with common things, like diarrhea, which further have restricted her growth.” The lack of nutrition also limits her cognitive development.
Ferchi’s parents understand that they need quality nutrition to help Ferchi. The family’s financial situation prevents them from meeting this goal.
For $535, we can tackle Ferchi’s acute malnutrition. Ferchi will experience an improved diet, heightened cognition, and a resumption of physical growth.
Ferchi’s mother desires that Ferchi, “gets better, so that she can go to school and be successful.”
Meet Ferchi, a one-year-old girl from Guatemala who is suffering from malnutrition. Our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq, reports, “Ferchi was b...
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March 17, 2015
Ferchi received nutritional therapy to combat malnutrition.
“Because of how small Ferchi was, we performed a full medical workup, looking for intestinal infections, thyroid disease, etc,” explains Ferchi’s doctor at Wuqu’ Kawoq. “Fortunately this workup was negative, and so we were able to focus on intensive nutritional therapy. With food and vitamin supplementation, she’s started to grow!”
“Both her height and weight are improving, and her mom thinks she has a lot more energy,” her doctor continues. “Mom has also learned from our staff about healthy diet, and so she’s doing the best she can with her limited means to provide her with more healthy foods in addition to what we are providing. We’ll continue to follow for a few months to make sure she stays on track.”
“Thanks so much for helping,” says Ferchi’s mom. “I couldn’t afford to help her, but thanks to you I can see the difference.”
"Because of how small Ferchi was, we performed a full medical workup, looking for intestinal infections, thyroid disease, etc," explains Fer...
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