{"id":564,"date":"2012-03-06T16:28:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/?p=564"},"modified":"2012-03-06T16:29:53","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T22:29:53","slug":"update-on-achu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/06\/update-on-achu\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Achu – Praise Him!"},"content":{"rendered":"
from\u00c2\u00a0Kimberly Smith Blog<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0Kimberly L Smith (Author and Co-founder and Co-President of Make Way Partners)<\/div>\n
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[first mention of Achu – \u00c2\u00a0Wed, February 15, 2012 -\u00c2\u00a0Please pray for a young girl from the community named Achu.\u00c2\u00a0 A year ago Achu broke her leg and the bone is STILL sticking out of her leg and dying.\u00c2\u00a0 We offered to fly her to Juba to get it operated on \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but her father is a drunk and her mother is dead and we are not sure that he will give us permission to fly her out to amputate her leg or if he will just let her die.\u00c2\u00a0 Please pray for Achu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father to open his heart and for Achu to stay strong until we can fly her out for life-saving surgery.]<\/div>\n
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I was so excited to receive this fantastic report from Achu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doctor that I decided to send it to you exactly as he wrote it to<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0me.<\/strong>Dear Kimberly \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/p>\n

My name is Dan Galat, the orthopedic surgeon supervising Achu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s overall care.\u00c2\u00a0 I am happy to report she is doing very well!\u00c2\u00a0 The large piece of dead and infected bone was removed leaving a big hole that will need to fill in with new healthy tissue.\u00c2\u00a0 This will take place very slowly over time.\u00c2\u00a0 She has been undergoing daily \u00e2\u20ac\u0153whirlpool therapy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d soaking her leg in a Jacuzzi-like tub filled with very dilute chlorine water to help clear up any remaining signs of infection.\u00c2\u00a0 I anticipate that in the next few days, we will be able to begin wound VAC therapy, using a sponge and suction to encourage the formation of what we call \u00e2\u20ac\u0153granulation tissue\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which will eventually fill this large defect.\u00c2\u00a0 We are also maximizing her caloric and protein intake so that this defect heals more quickly.\u00c2\u00a0 Our plan is to keep her, possibly up to a month or longer, using this wound VAC therapy and once the defect begins to fill with granulation tissue and she is able to manage dressing changes on her own (and with her family), she can go back home.\u00c2\u00a0 Amazingly, she has a large bridge of bone posteriorly that is healthy, new bone, and is thus still able to walk!\u00c2\u00a0 She is all smiles now when we see her outside in the courtyard and on daily AM rounds\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6she is a beautiful young girl!<\/p>\n

Please pray that:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 (1) the new bone continues to strengthen and remodel so that it is healthy.
\n(2) the defect would fill quickly with healthy granulation tissue.
\n(3) Her time at Tenwek would allow her to experience how much God loves her.<\/p>\n

Serving with you,<\/p>\n

Dan<\/p>\n

Daniel Galat, MD
\nOrthopedic Surgeon
\nTenwek Hospital
\nPO Box 39
\nBomet, Kenya 20400<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

from\u00c2\u00a0Kimberly Smith Blog\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0Kimberly L Smith (Author and Co-founder and Co-President of Make Way Partners) [first mention of Achu – \u00c2\u00a0Wed, February 15, 2012 -\u00c2\u00a0Please pray for a young girl from the community named Achu.\u00c2\u00a0 A year ago Achu broke her leg and the bone is STILL sticking out of her leg and dying.\u00c2\u00a0 We offered … <\/p>\n

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