Please pray for Ramon

Our sweet Ramon




What a smile!




Ramon and his brother Pablo.



A friend tipped me to a recent comment on the blog regarding Ramon. I promptly called Papa to see what happened. Aparently Ramon our sweet boy in the wheelchair with cerebral palsy, tried to be a 'big boy' and take a shower by himself when no one was in the casa. (You'll remember that he lives with Tia Mica and the little boys in the middle house.) Apparently the hot water heater was turned up high to begin with. He somehow managed to stand up to get the hot water turned on and then fell and couldn't get out of the shower. The details are sketchy, but the result was that Ramon has 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 25% of his body. He is in one of the best burn hospitals in Mexico and will need skin grafting. Mama has been with him most of the time but she is exhausted. The hospitals in Mexico are quite different than ours. If there is a medication that is needed it is not given and added to the tab. Someone has to be there to purchase the meds and then they can be given to the patient. Also, there is a shortage of nursing staff, so someone has to be by the side of the patients to take care of their needs...especially with children. Ramon has two things that I am concerned about while he is at the hospital. #1...he is Indian and they are regarded as 'monkeys' and often given last priority. #2 is the fact that Ramon has cerebral palsy and 'imperfect people' are also regarded as a 'low-life'. Please pray for his pain to subside, complete healing with no bad dreams, strength for Rosa, successful skin grafting, and peace for his brother Pablo as they are seperated during this time. If there are more updates I will be sure to post them here.