Recovery

The boy in this picture is Kagadisa, a wonderful little guy about whom I've blogged before. I saw him today when he back to the health center to continue his treatment for TB, and as part of his follow-up as a nutrition inpatient. He's also the emaciated boy in the picture from a few posts back. With treatment for his TB and intensive nutrition support as an inpatient, he's gone from a boy who just about dead, to a healthy, smiling, curious, friendly boy. His recovery is a transformation that never ceases to amaze and that I thought was worth sharing, in picture form. His story is the kind that make the stresses and difficulties of working here seem insignificant; the kind that not all children are lucky enough to have; and the kind that make me see the world as sublimly beautiful.