Today a family in the colonias explained that their 4-year old son has bond cancer. The cancer is in the joint where the leg and hip are joined. He is responding well to chemotherapy and soon will have surgery. They have insurance that will pay for the surgery, but need a little help with the cost of bus tickets or they have no way to return to the hospital in Monterrey. Of course, we will help them.
This family told us about a little girl with almost the exact same problem. The families were sitting together at the hospital while the children received treatments. Anyway, they asked if we could also see this family because "their child is much worse" and she really needs help.
An hour later, we located the family. This child also has bone cancer and it is also very high on her leg, in the joint near her hip. The girl's mother kept wiping tears from her eyes as she explained that the cancer was not responding to the chemotherapy. The doctor is going to try three more rounds of chemo, but said he may have to amputate the leg.
We are providing help. But when I left that little house I again realized that I have no problems; not a single one.
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