Qian Qian - The Next Step

A quick post as I have no internet at home and have had to go to the school to get online.

In November we are hopeful that QQ will have gained enough weight to travel for surgery to close his palate. (If you are unfamiliar with Qian Qian's awesome story, start with the "Humanity"posts in October last year and then catch up with the labels "Qian Qian.")

The remote village where he lives is experiencing a horrible drought and the entire rice crop for this year was lost.  For QQ's farming family of 2 parents, 4 children, and two grandparents, this is a life or death crisis.  Please lift up his family and their whole village who is hearing for the first time about a new Hope they have never heard of before. 

We have, through donations from readers here and our personal funds, been "sponsoring" QQ's food and medical care over the past 11 months.  His next surgery is crucial and he is nearing the 2 year-old mark that Western doctors insist is a key point where speech will be affected if the palate is not closed by that time.  We tried to have this surgery done in May of this year, but QQ was showing signs of malnourishment and the doctors refused him.

We have been working with a partner in his province who has now been, bi-weekly, taking food (milk powder, eggs, cereal) to QQ to ensure his weight gain.  He is now at 10.5 kilograms.  He MUST weigh at least 11 kgs by the November surgery date or he will be refused again.  It would be best if he weighed 11.5-12 kgs so that his body would be strong for the healing that is necessary after such a significant surgery.

At any rate, he has been gaining (up 1.5 kgs in the past 3 months) and we are setting our sights on November.

I have posted a Chip-in again on the blog to raise the funds necessary to continue his support up to and for 1 month after surgery (as needed), his medical care, the travel required for the family to the surgery, and for lodging for the family in the distant city while he receives his surgery.  If you are able to help us provide for QQ and his family in this matter, we would be grateful. 

The above photo is of QQ and his older sister...

Please feel free to email us any inquires you might have about the situation.