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The rains have passed and it is sunshine every day....sorry to rub it in!

 

Over a week ago we packed up the car with all Doreen, a little cerebral palsied girl, would need for her first term at school as well as clothes, bedding and soap for Jackson. Mike and Mama Annet journeyed up to Mukono over two days. The first night they stopped at a place on the side of the main road. Doreen slept well but the others didn't.

Although Doreen was painfully thin when she came to us in December, you can see she has filled out nicely. She cried when left at school but when I phoned a couple of days later they said she was smiling happily and eating well. Most of the pupils had not arrived for the new term so she was getting a lot of attention - that would definitely make her happy. Her father had phoned to see how she was settling which was very positive.

For those who met Doreen when she was a resident baby here, she has grown into a calm and more relaxed girl. She is picky about who she wants to feed her but full of smiles whenever approached. When the school talked about her smiles it rang true.

 

 

Another visitor was Miracle. He was the little lad found crawling in the rain late one night on a path behind Potters. We could find no trace of a family and he has been fostered to a good home. I like the matching outfits. Sadly, he was not for remembering any of us. I hope that is a good sign that he has bonded with his new family and doesn't want to be taken backwards. We know he is greatly loved...and spoiled..so have no concerns. A happy outcome for him.

 

 

 

We had a spate of tour groups. This is probably our largest yet...17 Swedish people + 3 Ugandans. I split them into 3 groups to go round the rooms but the site looked overun with white people. It provided afternoon entertainment for patients and friends sitting outside

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Cook, his wife Claire and boys, William and James are providing immense help to us. Here Alan is contemplating a job that should have been easy but has discovered the pipe is half the diameter it should be and the drainage runs uphill. Ha! One of the many challenges that has come his way. He is getting inventive - he has been making tap washers out of rubber and a hot screwdriver. You can buy taps here but not washers!?

 

 

 

 

Claire has been brilliant and turns her hand to anything. Thanks to her help while Sonia was on leave, I can now see my desk. She and boys come 3 mornings a week. The boys were talking about playing football with Guiness. Guiness? Is there a member of staff I don't know about and named after a beer? Turned out to be Kenneth.

This little baby came in with a very marked depression in his skull. It may not be clear in the photo but what you might assume to be hair on the top of his head is a dip. This was caused during the birth process. Mike scanned his brain and found there was no damage. Slowly it is rectifying itself. It is amazing what the skull can accommodate.

 

 

 

 

Having said the baby part wasn't for him, Alan shows his softer side.