From Aaron, at Semillas de Amor in Columbia:Yerlis Moreno (10) is the oldest of three siblings that come to Semillas de Amor. She lives in Nueva Colombia with her parents, Carlos and Karen, and little brother and sister, Maria (6) and Yoimer (3). Yerlis’ family is incredibly poor but seem to be close-knit. She’s especially shy around adults and big groups, but she opens up with her family at home as well as her cousins and friends. Yerlis is in first grade, and loves coloring.
Yerlis has a prominent skin infection of some kind on her arms and legs. It has spread considerably, and due to scratching to relieve the itching and discomfort it’s started to bleed and scar in spots. Her mom, Karen, has expressed worry about it but says they don’t have enough money to cover treatment. (They have the lowest level of welfare health insurance, and haven’t been able to afford getting it investigated or treated.) It seems to be strictly topical, and could probably be remedied fairly easily if a physician could look at it and recommend treatment.
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