Thursday, June 7, 2012

Erto Update

I have now been back here for 14 days, but am still working on projects in Botswana, especially regarding my little friend Erto. He is in the middle of treatment and we are really pushing to get the money needed to provide transportation to and from Johannesburg for his treatments.  He and his mom travel by bus for 6 hours on Monday, spend the night and get the new casting Tuesday morning, spend another night then travel back to Botswana by bus on Wednesday. The accommodations are donated by a very generous woman, but the bus trip and the taxi from the bus terminal to this woman's home, along with money for food, and money for diapers, cost about R1000 each trip. That is less than $150. A fortune for many over there but for some of us, not so much.  So please, if you haven't been able to donate via the web page before, click on the photo and try again, it seems to be working for people now. If that doesn't work, let me know directly at maggiekraft62@gmail.com and we can figure something out. The doctor is donating his time, the brace he will need to wear is being donated. Practically everything is being donated and with YOUR donation to help with this piece, we will get him walking and running soon.  After seeing what happens to children who are disabled in Botswana, I simply can not let this one go, and I know you probably feel the same. 

In other news, my job is crazy but all I can say is that my Peace Corps training to deal with change as a constant, along with some of my life experience, is making everything feel okay so far.  Well, except for how darned cold Eureka is right now.  What the heck???!!! I promise once I settle into my new apartment and get a new computer of my own I will catch up on some of my lost blogs. If I can read my scribbles....