My friend Moises

When I was leaving for Honduras, I figured that I would get here and start my blog right away...even during the first few weeks, I thought of several things I wanted to post, but there was no internet available. SO...now that I've been here for almost 3 months, I have a lot to say, but I want to start with my friend Moises. I first met Moises during the first few weeks of my time here. He came in to the clinic with severe malaria. His mother brought him in after 15 days of fever because she did not have the money to pay for the clinic visit. She finally came in because Moises wasn't eating. Moises had a hemoglobin of 6 when he arrived. A normal hemoglobin for his age is 9.5 to 14. In the United States, Moises would be admitted to the hospital and would possibly have a blood transfusion. Here in Honduras, Moises received IV fluids and was started on malaria medication. He was then sent home with medication and instructions to have Moises drink whole milk (this is a luxury for some families here). Moises has been coming to the clinic every few weeks since this time. His hemoglobin is now at a healthy 12. Today I was talking with another child (I'll be talking about her soon as well) and Moises said to his mother..."Mom, she's taking my Cristina from me". He sat in the corner and pouted for awhile and by the time I took this picture, he was finally talking to me again. Kids are so precious....