With the rainy season just days away and the resulting very humid & high temperatures, the children at The GLO have been suffering with colds, cough, sniffles and for Naomi are rather nasty boil on her head. After the initial problem with the misdiagnosis on numerous occasions relating to Naomi’s health problems were were very worried when the local clinic referred her to nearby Kilifi Hospital on Wednesday for further treatment on the area of her skull which already is badly scarred due to a botched up operation performed on her as a new born to remove her parasitic twin. Yesterday morning Mercy set off at 6.00am with Naomi and on arrival at Kilifi Hospital they met the first doctor who said she could not treat Naomi but would refer her to another doctor who preforms minor surgery. After reading the notes from Naomi’s time in Manchester this doctor also said that as the area was too sensitive he feared any type of surgery could cause problems and it needed to be referred to the Surgical officer who deals “Big Problems” and he only sees patients on a Tuesday.
Luckily some phone calls were made and the Surgical Officer came immediately to see the problem, on arrival he read the report from Mr Thorne who treated Naomi whilst she was in Manchester and due to the precise report was able to transfer Naomi immediately to theatre where he removed the infected boil and dressed the wound. He was amazed at the information contained in the report which was compiled by Mr Thorne & the team at Manchester Royal Children’s Hospital which enabled him to make a quick decision and relieve Naomi of the pain this infection was causing. Also the staff at Kilifi Hospital were very helpful and caring towards Naomi and ensured that she went home happy & free from pain.
Asante Sane to everyone involved !!
Once again Naomi proves what a brave little girl she really is!! I am sure she is well on her way back to good health as once again Mercy puts on her nurses hat! Please pass on our best wishes to all and a big hug to Lady Naomi. (I shall pass on the blog to Mr Thorne – I am sure he’ll be pleased to hear of Naomi).
Bless Poor Naomi, she has been through it poor wee might. Will pray that she makes a swift recovery. Give her all my love and best wishes.
She is such a graceful little girl and a real fighter. She will no doubt be feeling much better soon with all the care and love at the GLO. She’ll soon be back to her old ways of running everyone round her little finger
She really is a SURVIVOR. Definitely God has great plans for her. Quick recovery……!!!!
i see her smile everyday and thank the Almighty that am alive. to God be the Glory.
I fell in love with Naomi the day she was born, left under care of the nurse in Coast G Hospital, NBU, where she grew in for several months was not a torture to her but a blessing. She always smile when visited and used to struggle to pull her head up as I remember.
She brought brightness and happiness in my pregnancy life for I was so much attached to her.
I met her again today, she is still lovely and more beautiful. She is totally managing the weight of head head and she seem not to worry the many eye sights. I pray God to guide and brighten her future forever.