Fidel is a 10 year old boy who has been waiting since march for reconstructive surgery on his horribly scared face. Physicians from wake forest put in a skin expander in march and it was on wednesday that Dr. Romero performed his reconstructive surgery. This gave him skin that looked as if it had never been burned on his lower face and neck. Today when we arrived at the burn center we realized how much this young boy has been through already in his life. Not only was he burned, lives in an orphanage, but he is now undergoing even more surgery in hopes of a normal life one day. We know that the strength that these children possess come from a source that we will never understand. These kids have no insurance, no family, minimal hygeine, and they undergo traumas and insecurites that we would never survive. It really makes us greatful for the life we have been given. This confirms our mission to help those who have greater needs than our own.
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