Sebastiana!

Hi Everyone,
Griselda's parents, Teresa and Antonio, came to the office today with Griselda's 14 month old sister, Sebastiana. Since Sebastiana was 7 months old, she has suffered from 'attacks' in which the muscles in her hands and feet contract violently. Her mother thought that these attacks were normal, but a few days ago they became much worse and more frequent. They took Sebastiana to the free health clinic, and were sent to a series of hospitals from there.



Doctors told them that Sebastiana is probably epileptic, and she needs to have an EEG and a CAT scan, which can only be had in Xela or in the capital.



Unfortunately, Antonio's salary as a tuk tuk driver is hardly even enough to pay the family's rent and keep the bare minimum of food on the table, much less to cover the expense of traveling to Xela or Guatemala City, getting the tests, and then buying the necessary medicines.



If you would like to help Sebastiana or read more about her story,

please visit:



http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2011/02/14-month-old-sebastiana-needs-help-to.html



or



http://mayanfamiliesconnectionguatemala.blogspot.com/2011/02/14-month-old-sebastiana-needs-help-to.html



Thanks!



Bonnie