By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
Dear HOPE Supporter,
We find that telling some of our patient's stories to our dedicated donors truly helps them understand just what an impact their committments make in the lives of those in need. Please read Murshida's story to nderstand just what a difference you have made for this special litle girl.
From October 25-November 8, ReSurge International, a California-based organization that focuses on correcting burn injuries for those who need it most, visited HOPE Hospital. ReSurge brought a team of surgeons, doctors, nurses and support staff in order to host a burn repair camp for the community in which we serve. In total ReSurge International completed 28 surgeries. Our patients could not have been happier to receive these critical surgeries, such as Murshida.
Murshida Begum, just 5 years old and youngest of 7 children, is from Khunia Palong, Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. When Murshida was just one year old she was unattended to briefly and burned her hand in a pile of burning ash. This developed a contracture and physically bent her hand. Her parents only used medication to cure the ulceration but did not take her to a hospital for the contracture as they could not afford the cost of surgery. Murshida’s parents felt guilty as they could not afford her surgery and her friends would often mock the abnormal look of her hand. Thanks to Resurge International, Murshida received the surgery she desperately needed to restore mobility to her hand as well as normality of her appearance. No longer will her schoolmates mock her injury. Murshida and her parents are very happy with the results as her hand now looks beautiful.
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