A Family's Story

We arrived to the front of a simple home in a barrio in Santiago . There were four children playing outside on it. When they saw the wheelchair they knew it was for their dad. 

On the way they introduced themselves. They kept pointing to their sister Ana, a cute thing seven year old girl with a shaved head. They wanted us to know that she had cancer. The children led us inside where their father was lying on a sofa.

He was partially paralyzed. We told him that we had brought him a wheelchair to help him get around. When we asked him if we could lift him onto it he said, "Oh no, my wife is the only one that can lift me."

So, one of the children ran down the street to get his mum at a neighbor's house. When she arrived, she squatted down, hoisted her husband up, and bent him with difficulty in order to get him into the chair. Immediately tears of joy and gratitude started flowing from his eyes. His children were hugging him and telling them how happy they were for him.

We asked him how he became ill. He replied, "I became sick a year ago when I found out my daughter has cancer." His daughter, Ana, is the one giving him a hug.

Lee Van's Story

Having suffered from inborn bandy legs for 58 years. Le Van always felt shameful when being asked about married life. "Who would marry a bandy-legged man like me, I am familiar with single life," He is now living with his older brother who is married with three children.

When winter comes, both his legs become painful and he can barely walk one step. "I do not want to ask my brother and nieces for any help, they have to study, have to work to earn for a living, I do not want to be a burden on them, I like to do things all by myself."

However, he sometimes still needs help from his relatives, especially when he wants to visit neighbors and relatives, or play chess with friends. "I always need someone to lead me by my side whenever I have to travel for a long distance, I cannot take a long walk."

Though being disabled, every day he wanders around the village, hoping to be hired to do something, anything, to earn a little money for daily bread. "It is very undependable. When no one has the need for me, that day I have nothing for the meals and I depend on my brothers. Sometimes my neighbours ask me to go buy things for them. Then I need speed, I need a wheelchair to roll."

On the day of the Wheelchair, he was thrilled and wanted to express his happiness to everyone. "From now on, I can travel more comfortably in my village to be hired much more and I can support myself," Le Van climbed into his wheelchair and rolled home himself  with his strong hands.

Litty's Story

This article is about the outstanding victory of Litty. It appeared in the Kerala newspaper in June 2007.The title of the newspaper article is “Triumph of Victory Against Faith”. This courageous young woman conquered her disability and fate through her glittering success in recent school examinations.

Litty is one of the inmates of House of Providence Care Center. The Sister Superior of the Center found Litty in a hospital when she was six months old. Her parents deserted her due to her disability. She can’t walk or stand.  Her hands and legs are too small and they are twisted. Moreover, her hands have no fingers. Alas, she must crawl to get around.

However, Litty is a good student at N.S.S Higher Secondary School. She gets to school by auto-rickshaw, but then must crawl to get around. When Litty`s story became known a Wheelchair was rushed to the Center. She no longer needs to crawl. 

Litty can write if she holds the pen in both hands at once. She got an outstanding result in these recent examinations, and this opens the door for her to continue her education. We feel very proud of her glittering victory. We want to contribute to her success, along with her presence of mind and confidence. She will be in our prayers and perhaps in yours too. 

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