A handsome boy with a big smile.
Thirteen-year old David and his mother were flying off to Mexico City in the afternoon.
David came over to me and gave me a big hug; he looked up at me smiling and said, "Thank you von." His mother gave me a hug too.
David's first flight.
As a young boy David was run over by a truck. His mid section and five vertebra crushed. He lost a lot of skin on his left side and his genitals made useless. He uses a catheter through his abdomen into his bladder, which often gets infected. David walks with a limp. They saved his life but he's messed up.
A top urologist on a visit to Tijuana took an interest in David and his unusual case, and offered to do what he could for the boy at no cost, but due to technicalities, he would have to have the work done in Mexico City where the surgeon practices.
We know the family and they are extremely poor with no chance to get the money. The doctor said David needed surgery as soon as possible.
Three days by bus to Mexico City was about as expensive as flying, so due to David's condition we chose to fly him along with his mother to Mexico City. Fortunately he has an aunt living in the City.
The day before, David was riding along with me, and I asked him what he expected the doctor could do. He thought and then replied rather softly. "I just want to be normal."
Sometimes I feel guilty receiving the hugs and the thanks! Thanks to our Lord and the one who made this trip possible.
Now it's up to God and the surgeon.
