The team brought gifts for the children to have after their surgeries. Brightly colored bags are filled with pencils, notebooks, crayons, bubbles, kazoos, etc. The bubbles and kazoo are wonderful for improving their lung function. The favorite seems to be the Beanie Baby stuffed animals. The children are asking for them immediately after they wake up during the day and evening post op. They are most comforting.
My own children, Kyra and Connor, helped select books for the children as well. The older children received the High School Musical activity book. I was pleasantly surprised that they knew of the movie and one had even seen it. The smaller children have Sesame Street books, with the middle aged children choosing either Pirates of the Caribbean or The Chronicles of Narnia. The country has primary education for all.
(As an aside, we have learned on this trip that even Uganda has "universal" health coverage. . .)
My own children, Kyra and Connor, helped select books for the children as well. The older children received the High School Musical activity book. I was pleasantly surprised that they knew of the movie and one had even seen it. The smaller children have Sesame Street books, with the middle aged children choosing either Pirates of the Caribbean or The Chronicles of Narnia. The country has primary education for all.
(As an aside, we have learned on this trip that even Uganda has "universal" health coverage. . .)
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