by Steve Robinson | Jan 28, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Alain in Rwanda Nobody wants to be rejected by those closest to them. But, this is the reality for many families of children with clubfoot. Family and community members feared Alain and his family, calling clubfoot a curse. They believed association, let alone looking...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 3, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Boaz in Burundi Faced with the double calamity of having a very ill wife and a son born with clubfoot, Christopher wasn’t sure where to turn. His neighbors mocked him because of his Boaz’s deformity. They also believed the illness of his wife Fabiola was further...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 10, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Jonathan in the Ethiopia Sometimes, parents of children with clubfoot are told to seek healing through ways not involving medical treatment. Jonathan and his parents in Ethiopia were advised to get holy water from churches, use heat from sunlight and use traditional...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 6, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Sahily in the Dominican Republic Even though Beris and her husband Yaisy had access to ultrasounds during her pregnancy, they say the doctors never noticed, or at least never mentioned, that their unborn daughter Sahily had clubfoot. But there was no doubt something...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 6, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Ibrahim in Burkina Faso Boukare and Safieta were devastated when their son Ibrahim was born with twisted feet. At that time, they had no idea it was clubfoot. Hiding his feet when visitors came to their home became a common practice. But a midwife in their village...
by Steve Robinson | Nov 2, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories, Uncategorized
Ivan in Malawi Taking care of a baby is challenging enough, but when her child was born with clubfoot, that added to Catherine’s stress and worry. She was told she must keep Ivan’s casts clean and dry as much as possible. This made it difficult for her to clean up...
