Donald Update November 22, 2024

One year old Donald in Ghana has had a hard time in life since the day he was born.

Aside from the simple, basic problems of being the baby of a single mother with

very little money, he has battled illness, accident, and almost burning to death

when he was five weeks old. He is a tough little boy and has made it through his

problems but they just keep coming for the poor little guy.

Donald is just learning to walk and that is already leading to problems. A few days

ago he reached up to the stove and pulled a pan of boiling water down on himself.

He badly burned his had and one of his feet. Now his head is covered with boils.

Fortunately the hot water appears to have missed his face and especially it missed

his eyes. We do not yet have the complete details.

This is the second time something like this has happened to him. The first time his

mother, who is young and not well experienced in caring for a baby, bathed him in

water that was too hot and scalded his scalp. This time apparently it was pure

accident, the kinds of things exploring babies get into. But he seems to have hurt

himself badly. Hopefully there will be no serious side effects or after effects.