Sara's Heart Surgery
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Sara Admitted for
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Sara was invited
to come to the hospital on Tuesday to be admitted for a catheterization that
would take place on Wednesday. Sara needs
the catheterization in order for the doctors to have a clearer picture of her
problem.
After arriving to
the hospital today Sara and her father had to wait over an hour to be admitted.
Additional blood work was needed and amazingly Sara withstood all the tests
without shedding a tear. She is a strong
girl, but she is afraid of what lies ahead.
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Sunday June
27, 2008 Sara Spent the Day Playing
at the HospitalFiled
by  Sara
went to the hospital today in order for
the nurses
to
determine the result of her PPD test.
It
turned out to be negative. She
and Shkar
waited for Hevi
and Shanaw
to complete their first echocardiograms.
The two of them had plenty of time to play
with the toys that were in the hospital waiting room.
It was cute seeing them play together.
Sara seemed a lot more outgoing today. Shkar,
Shanaw and Sara had so much
fun together; many times they all started laughing
and giggling while playing with the toys.
This really made their parents happy too as was evident by
their faces lighting
up as they watched their kids play and laugh.
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 Thursday
July 24, 2008
Sara's First Day at the
Hospital
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Last
night eight-year-old Sara from Iraq and her father finally reached our
center in Jerusalem, after waiting about ten days in Jordan for her
visa to enter Israel, and this morning they set off with us to the
hospital for Sara's first encounter with the Israeli medical staff.
Sara
and three other newly-arrived Iraqi children all went with their
mothers/father to the Wolfson Medical Center to get their blood work,
TB tests and echos done. Sara's echo was lengthy and
complicated,
and she'll need to go back to the hospital this coming Sunday for more
echos, testings and to check their TB shots.
It
was great to see that they all were doing really well throughout the
entire time. Even though Sara only arrived here yesterday after a long
day of traveling. I haven't seen here or any of the children
complaining; only their faces show sometimes how tired they are.
During
the times of waiting it was fun to interact with the kids. It would be
wonderful to be able to speak their language, but it is also great to
find other ways of communicating (to play the starring game or with our
hands, to snuggle...)
It
is the same with the mothers, all I can do is to smile at them and to
give them a hug...just to show that I want to be there for them. I know
that God has many ways to shine through us and it is my prayer that
they will truly experience all of God's love and grace while they are
here.
Sara
is always really shy, sweet and quiet but she doesn't seem that she
gets all nervous and anxious. Her fear doesn't come out. I
admire
her for that, because it is difficult to be here in such a different
and unknown environment.
Goran,
the coordinator of our work inside Iraq, is visiting Israel this week
for the first time, and his wife Rebecca adds this report:
Today
we went to Wolfson Medical Center as Shkar, Hevi, Shanaw, and Sara
begin the process for a changed life. When Goran and I
arrived
Sara and Shkar were in receiving echos.
I
had a chance to briefly chat in Kurdish with two of the mothers as they
were waiting patiently for their daughters to have a turn.
Sara
finished her echo and the doctor said her case is common and complex,
but she will be fine. Shkar and Sara’s echos took a
bit of
time so unfortunately Hevi and Shanaw did not have time for their echo,
but they will go on Sunday.
Personally,
for me I appreciated seeing the tender loving care the doctors had for
each child. Also, their sense of humor to entertain the child
to
help the child warm up and not be afraid of the doctors. I
know
in Iraq the doctors would never take the time to comfort the child and
be kind. Instead even with a common spoken language (Kurdish)
they may yell at the child or slap the child to have the child
respond. What we saw today is a type of love and kindness
that
has never been exemplified to these children from doctors
before.
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