Thursday was our 4th and last seizure clinic for this trip. Joey Swartz went around and took photos. This is part of the Children of Blessing Trust (COBT) for children with special needs. There is a huge population of these kids here, due to birth trauma, cerebral malaria, poorly treated meningitis and other factors. Many have seizures. Although some are tragic and you have to realize that their seizures are just a tiny part of their health issues, we do see people that have been referred in for simple epilepsy. Those people have their lives changed by controlling their seizures! One young man I saw had no seizures since starting medications about 2 years ago. He is able to get on with this life. They also offer physiotherapy, social support (through the school they have), walking frames, and nutritional support. If you have a heart for these kids and adults, check out their website. Kathy Bowler is the powerhouse behind this project. She has recruited Dr. Diane Young to help with the seizure clinic, every other week, year in and year out. The two of them do the hard patients and the new patients. I just try to do simple refills, etc with the ones I see. Enjoy the photos but remember if your heart is touched, reach for your pocketbook! This clinic supplies the seizure meds and assorted other medications (fever reducers, malaria meds, occasional other meds) and malaria tests. Plus the feeding supplements.
Two of the kids at the clinic. The little albino girl is precious! Pray for albinos in Malawi - they are being abducted and killed for their body parts which are used by witch doctors for money, health, etc.
Dr. Diane Young and Kathy Bowler. Hard at work!
The pharmacy. Some of the medications are provided by the health district, but many are purchased by Children of Blessing Trust.
Me with a patient and my lovely translator, Maness. The book in front of her contains the records of these patients.
One of our patients. She has a little problem with that eye (chronic) and the white thing on her forehead is a sticker from Dr. Kelly Hodges. But she is a charming little girl with a ready smile.
Maness, my translator
Bau, friend and co-worker at the clinic (she is in the pharmacy).
Two of the kids at the clinic. The little albino girl is precious! Pray for albinos in Malawi - they are being abducted and killed for their body parts which are used by witch doctors for money, health, etc. 
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