Little Red Scarf: February 2012 Update

The following is a monthly update from Little Red Scarf, an NGO that helps impoverished children with congenital heart disease obtain medical care. 16 children have recently recovered from their operations (most were discharged in October of 2011), and post-op phone visit is now over. Let's look at these children’s conditions now!
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273 Shengnan: 10/30/2011 discharged
12/30/2012 review

Shengnan enrolled in 1st grade, and his dad says he is very obedient now. His school is about 500m away from home, and everyday he goes to school with kids in the same class. He has pretty good grades and his family says that they don’t have to worry about him too much.

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274 ChenXi: 10/23/2011 discharged
02/14/2012 review

Mother said she had a cold once, but was better with some medicine. It was not as bad as last time when she had to have needle treatment. Now she is almost one year old, is in good health, and has gotten bigger than before her operation.

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269 Xingtong: 10/20/2011 discharged
01/11/2012 review

Xingtong had fever these past 2 days and is staying in the local hospital for treatment. Her family is a bit worried but we will be praying for her.

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275 NingJing: 10/31/2011 discharged
01/10/2012 review

NingJing can go to elementary school 1st grade in June, and is much better. Three months have passed since her surgery and she has put on some weight and has grown taller. Her father also says that she has a good appetite.

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LY-92 HuaHua: 10/05/2011 discharged
01/20/2012 review

Post operation, HuaHua has never caught a cold and has also gained some weight, sleeps better at night, and has just a bit of constipation. Her dad’s friend’s 5-year-old child also has congenital heart disease. But, because of the family’s economic difficulty, SunHua has never been able to receive treatment. The next two days, we will go to SunHua’s home to try to understand the situation. HuaHua’s dad say he will give the family a detailed introduction.

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LY-107 GuiYuan: 10/03/2011 discharged
01/12/2012 review

GuiYuan has put on some weight and her mother says that now she can play for a long time without getting asthma. Her appetite is also very good and she never catches a cold.

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LY-109 YuJia: 10/24/2011 discharged
01/20/2012 review

Her dad said that after surgery, YuJia looks significantly better, and her skin got lighter. Now she’s in the kindergarten and is doing pretty well. She also doesn’t catch colds and her family obviously feels more relaxed.

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LY-111 Bowen: 10/10/2011 discharge

The father replied: “My child now is especially good, he eats well, sleeps well, and doesn't catch colds. We thank the Little Red Scarf.”

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LY-110 Yanan: 10/03/2011 discharge

Cannot get in touch with Yanan or his family.

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LY-117 HeLing: 10/25/2011 discharged
03/02/2012 review

HeLing is now in kindergarten, and father said she is in good health now. Her appetite is also much better. She’s been discharged for 4 months now and has never caught a cold, and has a significantly improved immune system. Her dad has put Little Red Scarf posters on the village clinic door, and her dad said many people went to see it. When anyone asks, he would carefully explain the process.

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LY-105 YuHan: 10/04/2011 discharged

The second mother said that the child's mother and father have both left for work and won’t be home until June. Now YuHan has put on a lot of weight and because he is too young, he can’t take off his pants himself. So, they didn’t send him to Kindergarten.

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LY-106 XiaoJuan: 10/02/2011 discharged
02/22/2012 review

XiaoJuan’s father went to Xi 'an for work, and her mother is working in XinJiang. Because the school is far from home, XiaoJuan is not going to school and stays at home with her grandma and two younger brothers. She usually helps her grandma take care of her two brothers who go to school by cooking for them. Her appetite has been very good.

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LY-108 JingBo: 10/19/2011 discharged

His dad said JingBo’s condition has been stable but still has some difficulty breathing. His family wants to wait until April for recheck, and at that time, also wants to do some surgeries for his cleft lip. They want to listen to the doctor's advice and see if the child's condition is bad enough to consider installing a pacemaker.

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LY-115 JunYan: 10/31/2011 discharged
02/20/2012 review

His dad said JunYan has now put on some weight. And after the surgery, he only caught a cold twice. He will be better with some medicine, but he is still young. He doesn't like to play with other children, and only stays with his brother. When his father is not busy he will carry him and walk around.

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LY-112 ZhenYu: 10/03/2011 discharged
rechecking in XinJiang

His dad says ZhenYu is now with him in XinJiang. He has gone to preschool, is in good health, and his activity level is high. When the father was asked what significant changes have affected ZhenYu, he said that ZhenYu now has double-fold eyelids!

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LY-118 Dong Li: 10/27/2011 discharged
01/20/2012 review

Review to come.

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Original post written by Chang Ai Ju; translated by TFish staff Shishi Ma, edited by U.S. intern Isabel Auyeung.