In May of 2009, Yoandi came to the Boys Club with a badly infected hand, swollen to twice its normal size. Liz and I took him to the Clinic with his mother. Sonia had taken him before, but had to leave because she was unable to pay for the procedure he would need. Dove Missions covered his antibiotics, and I covered his clinic fee, and the doctor performed a procedure on Yoandi's hand to rid him of the infection and bring down the swelling. He was terrified, not used to seeing the doctor, and seriously thought he was going to die. But he made it out after many tears and within a week his hand was back to normal and he was very happy. The next month, his older brother Andy stepped on a nail and the cut got very infected as well. Dove Missions paid for his antibiotics and within a day he was able to walk on the foot again. The family lives right on the water in Playa Oeste. The area that sits in front of their house is covered in garbage and waste and the water that they bathe and play in is filthy, so it is no wonder they keep getting infections. They could definitely benefit from a team coming to clean up the beach front area and doing a class with the kids on putting garbage in a garbage (not on the ground, which most people in the DR do). 
*photos taken in May 2009
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