Monday, November 2, 2009

Saturday - October 31, 2009: Saigon

Go Vap Orphanage in Saigon:

Met a new baby arrived at the orphanage just one week ago. His name is Phan Chien Thang. Chien Thang can be translated as Victory. Unfortunately Victory ended up in the Go Vap Orphanage barely two months old with some major challenges. Victory was born with no ears, not even ear holes on either side of his head. It also appears that he is blind.

Victory is one of the almost 300 kids in Go Vap, most are either with life threatening illnesses or disabled. Next Friday, I will accompany a team of medical doctors from the U.S on a medical mission in Viet Nam by Project Viet Nam. They will have a busy day meeting with the orphanage doctors, nurses, and staff and reviewing the most urgent cases.

Victory sleeping peacefully in his crib

Nhat, survived hydrocephalus

Always happy, orphans with developmental and/or physical disabilities

Son Michael Pham reporting from Saigon.

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