Measles

Posted by on July 9, 2009 in Children's Home

We are in the middle of malaria season and now an outbreak of measles. Several of the children on our base now have measles.

Peter Scarborough wrote,” Viktor had malaria before the measles, so he is pretty thin. His spots have come out and he is now fine. They start to get better once the spots come out. In our house, Lestari, Leigh, Theresa, Ami and Merna all have fevers so we expect spots to appear soon. The fevers are high and the kids miserable. It has started in the Children’s Home with Moses being one of them.”

Viktor is a sweet little boy. He suffered a lot in his infancy. He seems to catch everything but is a fighter. These kids are in good hands. They will be cared for and loved through the fevers and discomfort. It is still tough to watch them face the results of the measles and malaria.