Siblings Melanie and Anis, with their mother Lisa, were bound for Vanuatu after surgery and treatment in Canberra to correct bilateral talipes (club feet on both legs).
Rae from ROMAC’s Northern Region was on hand with Mase from Solomon Islands, mother of Xinyue currently in Brisbane for a lengthy treatment through ROMAC.
The new ROMAC-inspired friends from different countries are pictured above — Mase (left rear) and Lisa, with Anis and Melanie in the foreground. They two had never met before and their only connection was that both had children being treated under ROMAC’s care.
Mase enjoyed the experience and the pause in daily routine at Queensland Children's Hospital. Xinyue is back to 10ml intake and feeding through a tube. Another procedure (serial dilations) is due later this month.
It is great to see fellow ROMAC families connect.
After five weeks in Sydney, we recently said goodbye to Vanessa and her dad Ino as they began their journey home to Timor-Leste.
Brenden, aged 12, is recovering at Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital from successful heart surgery to repair damage caused by rheumatic fever.
Brenden, aged 12, has been welcomed to Auckland for cardiac surgery needed as a result of rheumatic fever.
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