Little Y was found in a mountainous, rural area in a northern province just a few months ago. The person who found her was quite surprised, as she was left in a rather isolated area with few passersby. She appeared to be a perfectly healthy newborn, but when she arrived at the local orphanage they decided to have her admitted to the hospital for a thorough evaluation just in case.
Initially, the hospital did not find anything wrong with her, but her orphanage worried that she might need special care, so she came straight from the hospital to our home. A few days later her bloodwork came back with a diagnosis of phenylketonuria (PKU).
This is a serious metabolic disorder which, if left untreated, can cause seizures, intellectual impairment and life-long health problems. The treatment for babies with PKU is a special formula, which is quite expensive and not readily available in your average supermarket or corner store. We can only guess that her birth family received this diagnosis and felt hopeless to provide the care she needed.
We transferred her to our medical home in Beijing so that she could follow up with the top pediatric specialists, who were concerned that she might have additional medical problems. Fortunately, no other problems were found.
Little Y has a delightful personality and charms everyone she meets.
We are grateful to all who support out work... because of you, we able to provide love, nurturing and life-saving medical treatment to children like little Y!
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