Yesterday I received an update from Dennis (ZimKids). Mostly good news but unfortunately the reality in Zim is there is a lot of health issues that the kids (and most everyone else) have to deal with. With the medical system in such disarray you can only imagine the kind of help the people of Zim are able to get. One of the kids may have eye cancer (and is HIV+) with no one to help her..........or so we thought.
I remembered an old school mate who was from the USA and came to Zim with his family many years ago. We were at the same schools together and became quite good friends. The thrill of having a "yank" friend was so cool. Well, this old school mate now lives back in the USA in Georgia. He is an ophthalmologist and surgeon by profession and every July he goes back to Zim and does surgery, consulting and teaching for the whole month. I have not spoken to him or seen him in over 30 years but I was able to get in touch with him today in Bulawayo. It was great catching up with him but more importantly, he was able to set up an appointment tomorrow (Wednesday July 22nd) to see this young lady.
Talking about a small and decent world. Just when you think everything is going down the crapper along comes an individual like Doctor Steve. I think you would be hard pressed to find a more decent, caring and generous person. Thank you Steve for all the good you have done and will continue to do. Hopefully there will be something that can be done to help Ms. Siziba.
Carpe Diem.
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