we've been battling for long. It keeps clearing up almost all the way and
coming back and getting infected. The second doctor said if we were to
x-ray it, we would see that he has an area of bone underneath that is dead,
and it will keep opening up until surgery is done to cut out the dead bone.
We are achingly sending him home to his camp in the bush about 4 hours away
this weekend because it's Christmas break, and since the doctor said more
time won't cause further harm. We can keep him clean and cared for here
when he returns in January if his family doesn't elect surgery before then.
Of course it is difficult to keep things clean when you live in the bush,
but the doctor told him a local remedy (honey!) to dress it with, and gave
him ten days of antibiotics, some vitamin C, and some ibuprofen. He has
been so tough through the whole thing, but you can see he has some fear
after this last visit. We ask that you join us in praying life into the
dead zone. God knows more than any doctor, and with Him all things are
possible!
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