Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Flower Power – Love Without Boundaries

Hua, post-op!


For those of you who donated money to help Flower (Hua) get the life-saving surgery she needed, I have some great news. Sunday the heart surgeon said that Hua has had a complete repair of her heart defect, and she will not require any further surgery. She will be discharged from the hospital and head home with her family as soon as tickets can be booked for them.

How’s that for amazing? A little girl who was just waiting to die can now go home and live a long and happy life because a bunch of strangers thought that her life had value. That what I love about Love Without Boundaries. “Every child counts” is more than just a motto to them. They are run entirely by volunteers, and their overhead is about as low as an organization can have! So, if you are looking for a good cause to which to donate money, please consider LWB. Their medical page always has a list of kids in China who need life-saving or life altering medical procedures. Like Bing. He is 7 years old and needs surgery to prepare his leg for a prosthesis so that he will be able to walk for the first time. The cost of the surgery and the “new leg” is $1500. I’m not saying you have to donate, I’m just saying that he’s out there. Waiting. For a leg. So he can walk. Seven years old. Waiting.

Sigh. If I ever win the lottery, LWB is going to love me!

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