Along with all of the normal stimulation children need to grow up healthy, we have designed a physical therapy routine especially for Fah Sai, our goal, seeing her walk on her own.  We will not give up on her and seeing her steadily improve in the time she has been here gives us hope that this goal will be reached.  Shortly after her arrival here she began using her arms to scoot across the floor.  She has recently received Botox injections in her hips and legs in order to help relax the muscles in this region, thus combined with daily physical therapy has strengthened her leg muscles and given Fah Sai a greater range of motion in her lower extremities.  As a result she has learned how to pull herself up and crawl on her hands and knees.  This is great news as it is a natural progression for children learning how to walk.  She is currently able to stand with assistance and even take a few steps.

Fah Sai is now able to feed herself, and at mealtime will frequently verbalize her likes and dislikes.  It should be noted that her progress is much more than physical.  She is able initiate conversation, understand the conversations around her, and give appropriate responses when asked questions.  She even understands many commonly used English words.  Her speech has become clearer and she is easily understandable to those around.  She is able to express her feelings, her desires, and even speaks up when she needs a diaper change.

At a recent visit to the Camillian Home in Lat Krabang for kids living with HIV and disabilities, we visited Fahsai, who is the little girl that was abandoned and has been afflicted with palsy since she was an infant. We discovered that her wheelchair needed repairing and offered to fix it. When we took it to the shop in Sri Racha, they said it could be fixed, but it was going to involve fabricating a part, which was going to take some time. So, in the meantime, we decided to buy her a new one; after all once the ‘old’ one is repaired, it can be used as back up or for another child.

Here is Fahsai in her new wheelchair thanking all of you with a big ‘wai’.

We could not believe how much Fah Sai had progressed after only 3 months!

She was now expressive, animated, smiling and full of unabandoned laughter. She was vocal too; not only uttering some intelligible words, but also letting out shrieks of pure joy!

Fah Sai can now sit in a chair without straps and feed herself, as well as lift her arms to point at objects she wants. Moreover, the staff says she has started to walk with her feet flat on the floor when held upright by her arms.

The finale of the visit was when we gathered in the canteen along with staff and the rest of kids to celebrate her birthday with cake, song and presents. Once again Fah Sai surprised us by showing she knew how to blow out candles and tear open presents like any other kid on such an occasion. The beauty of it all is that we know, she’s going to keep improving.

For someone who suffered most of her young tender life and to see her now in such bliss, it touches our hearts and makes us feel extremely good inside.

And to all of you, our gracious sponsors, who allow children like this to have better lives, we hope you feel the same too. After all, Fah Sai is part of our growing extended family.

A special thanks to Dieter at The Thai in Regensburg, Germany, who helps us raise funds and has taken a special interest in Fah Sai.

Fah Sai has been selected as the most suitable to start receiving botox treatment. Botox treatment for children with Celebal Palsy (in Thailand) are normally only possible by the rich. Botox is a long term process and must be combined with extensive physiotherapy to have any long term development. Typically, intense physical therapy should be for 2 hours plus 2 hours of moderate physical therapy, per day. Camillian Home can only afford one hour of physical therapy per child however Alain, a volunteer at Camillian Home with a nursing background will help to make up the balance 2 to 3 days per week. They have two qualified physical therapists who will start to volunteer within the year that should be able to make up the remaining therapy.

Fah Sai was also treated to a day out with the Camillian Home, this is the first time she has ever experienced anything like this and she laughed and smiled the whole day :) http://www.camillianhomelatkrabang.org/component/content/article/1-latest-news/138-beach-trip-to-pattaya

Fah Sai, our 3-year old girl with cerebral palsy, who had been abandoned by her parents, has now found a new loving home to cater to her needs and disability.

Pai, director of the Hand to Hand Foundation, who initially rescued her from a perilous environment, became her primary care-giver bringing her to their center during the day and to her home at night. Still Fah Sai needed professional care and daily physical therapy.

As of last Saturday, March 24^th, we finally moved her in to the Camillian Home in Lat Krabang, where she  is now resident and will continue to get 24/7 loving care.

You may remember Fah Sai from a previous post, she is being taken care of at Hand to Hand currently and suffers from cerebral palsy.

Her father died, her mother is in jail and never tries to contact her. Fah Sai was neglected when she was young left lying on the floor most of the time and never given any chance for physical activity to strengthen her limbs. Now that she is being cared for and getting physical therapy, she is gradually getting some use of her legs.

We agreed to buy her a wheelchair, which as you can see she is very happy with. We also have some good news regards a new more permanent home for her. Camillian Home have agreed to give Fah Sai the care and attention she needs to grow into a strong and independent little girl. There is a lot of red tape to get through due to her background but we are getting there.

This is 3 year-8 month-old Fah Sai, who is being taken care of the Hand to Hand staff currently and suffers from cerebral palsy.

Her father died, her mother is in jail and never tries to contact her. Fah Sai was neglected when she was young left lying on the floor most of the time and never given any chance for physical activity to strengthen her limbs. Now that she is being cared for and getting physical therapy, she is gradually getting some use of her legs.

We have agreed to buy her a wheelchair, which would allow her to strengthen her arms as well and become more mobile. Sam from SLWF project has priced a wheelchair to suit her needs for 9,000 baht in Sri Racha.

We are also currently looking into a more permanent home for her with trained staff to help and support Fah Sai with the care she needs.