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Bethany Kids founder thanks St. Vincent schoolBy Dominik KurekAs a baby, she seemed fine.home. She was determined and kept herself OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFThen when she was three, she still had herdry and attended school and became a pre-diaper changed. When she was four, she stillfect.The founder and chief surgeon of thehad her diaper changed. And that continued,When she graduated she was accepted into BethanyKids hospital in Kenya visited St.the doctor said.nursing school, however she could not afford Vincent Catholic Elementary School to thankThe girl was unable to control her urine.to attend it. So, to make money, she was given the students for their support, Monday, JuneShe went to school like other children, excepta job at Bethany Kids. There, she is helping 6.wearing a diaper. When she was 11 and 12,other children who have spina bifida.Dr. Dick Bransford also accepted a chequeBransford said she smelled and got sores. AsShes looking at boys and girls at seven for nearly $31,000, which the students hadshe aged, she kept coming back to the hospitalyears of age and older and shes trying to help raised this year through various student-orga-for checkups and was fine. The doctor told thethem stay dry and to teach them how not to nized initiatives. This brings a four-year total of children half the children with the conditionhave sores, to teach them they have value, that about $73,000 raised by the students, since thedie.theyre important, that God loves them, the school became involved in the project.We know that the first reason childrendoctor said, glowing with pride for the girl.The doctors colleague, Justus Marete, direc-with spina bifida die is because that lump onHe added to the students that all children tor at Bethany Kids, thanked the students fortheir back gets infected and they get meningi-are capable of thriving, just as Gladys has.their generosity.tis, he said. The second reason children dieTo raise the money for the hospital, the You are transforming lives with the workis because their kidneys fail.children at the school have put on a number you have done over the last four years, heWith the help of her family, the girl didof initiatives such as pancake and chocolate said.whatever she needed to do to reduce her soressales, a pizza and snack sale at a local high BethanyKids is a semi-autonomous unitand continued going to her nearby school.school, crazy hair and pajama days and more. inside Kijabe Hospital and has access to itsThen she got accepted to a high school,Furthermore, the parents of the school pitched facilities such as ICU, nursery, pharmacy, labo-which meant she would have to go away fromin and fundraised.ratory and more. It also has mobile clinics toserve the greater population. It is dedicated tothe care of children with various surgical con-MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER The Carrier ditions and disabilities.return on investment principleGUEST SPEAKER:The founder and chief Bransford said the hospital has treateds ielindae drffeOsurgeon of the hospital Dr. Dick Bransfordthousands of children since it formed in 198211!02 ,0 3enuJspeaks to St. Vincent students, as directorthanks to the generosity of individuals such asBethanyKids Africa Justus Marete looks on.students at St. Vincent.Cut your cooling costsWe have never turned away a child for aGladys, who is now 19, but was brought to him by up to 56%*lack of money, he told the students.when she was four months old.In Kenya, the $31,000 donation is enoughand get up to aThe girl was from a very remote place and to provide care to a child for 60,000 days, whichwas born with a lump on her back. The lump is is about 164 years, said Bransford.spina bifida, which means the girls backbone $Cool Cash rebate*He told the students the hospital formed1,250and spinal canal did not close before birth.when a nurse took him to see disabled childrenThey (her parents) looked at her and she OR get up to a10-year parts and labour warranty*with polio and asked him if he could help her.kicked her legs and moved her hips. By external He did and the hospital was soon born. Later itappearances, she looked pretty normal, except was named for the biblical name Bethany, theCall your Carrier dealer to SAVE BIG TODAY!for the lump on her back, Bransford said.place where Jesus went to rest. It is also theA1 Air Conditioning Aire One Brooms Heating Maintemp Heating & Someone then suggested her parents take name of Bransfords oldest daughter.& HeatingHeating & Coolingand Air ConditioningAir Conditioning Inc.Gladys to the hospital in Kijabe, which they did 905-844-2949 905-849-4998905-634-7701905-681-3440The doctor gave an example of the type of when she was four months old.children he comes across at his hospital andThey showed that bump to me and we closed * For details call these participating Carrier dealers todaytraveling clinics. 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