Thank you Mare, that's so kind of you. I too can relate to your burns and what Danielle is going through. When I was about 13 years old, I was trying to empty one of those chef size pasta pots into the calender that was in the sink. It slipped off the edge of the sink and poured back onto me. I had 1st and 2nd degree burns from the steam more then anything else on my face, neck hands, arms. In those days you weren't given pain killers or antibiotics. You had to rough it out. I missed out on almost a month of school. I remember it was in the freezing winter, because I use to sit next to the window with it wide open, so that the cold air would cool off my face, even though the rest of me sat their shivering. I too have the scars. Today, they have much better burn treatments for victims and we are hoping that she won t have any permanent damage to her face.
Yes, I am very, very proud of her. She is a remarkable brave young lady, with a true heart of gold. What makes her and her brother (who has the same attributes) such good kids has a strange twist of faith to their lives. Danielle was only three years old and her mommy was 8 months pregnant with her brother Paulie, when their father had an accident and died unexpectedly. Big Paul in his twenties was under his car fixing it, when the car slipped off the bricks and crushed him. My sister had just came home from baby shopping and found him. It was a horrible tragedy for the whole family. Both he and my sister were very light hearted, happy going,smiling type of people My sister's bravery through this whole thing was unbelievable, even at the wake she always had a smile and was consoling all of the visitors! Danielle has inherited that same brave attitude. They are always donating their time to the less fortunate. They all help out at the soup kitchens and other events when needed all year round. I am proud of all of them. My sister never re-married and raised them on her own and those kids never gave her a thing to complain about.They are a blessed family filled with love and love for humanity. Danielle has always kept her Dad's spirit alive through the years too. At her sweet 16 party she paid a special tribute to him, which to this day still brings tears to our eyes. -------Original Message------- From: Mare Date: 12/25/2010 7:36:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need Prayers Dear sweet Peggy Please know that I have my prayer candle lit and my prayers will go up everytime Danelle enters my thoughts. A few years ago right after my stroke I suffered very bad burns on my hand. I had burned it on hot oil in a skillet and hubby wrapped it in guaze..we had no tape so he tied the gauze on. I got the guaze too near the fire and it ignited! I couldn't get it off! So I ran water in the sink and plunged it in. But I still have the scars. So I feel the pain your neice is going through. I am so so sorry. Biggest Hugs and you must be so very proud of her. Mare -------Original Message------- From: Peggy & The Girls Date: 12/24/2010 11:26:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Need Prayers Merry Christmas Everyone! I need a lot of prayers for my favorite niece. I just came home from our family's Christmas Eve Party, which my younger sister hosted. Her daughter who graduated from college this past summer, is a volunteer through her church to work in Bolivia. She has only been their for a couple of months and has been hit with one bad thing after the other. Her work consist of working with nuns, who devote their life to the very poor, mostly abused mothers and children. They live in a very very poor neighborhood, food is scarce as are a lot of necessities for every day living. Well we were all waiting for her to call in on Skype and when she didn't her mom knew something was wrong, since they always have their timing right for all calls. Finally my sister made an international call, and poor Danielle was hysterical. Just minutes before she had tried to light a very old oven and it blew up in her face! She was all alone, as the nuns and all the kids and other volunteers had gone to church services, which is 1 1/2 hours away. Danielle wanted to stay behind so not only that she would be able to see her family via Skype, but to bake some very special surprise cookies for all the children. After 45 minutes of trying to call anyone in Boliva, including the Boliva police to get her some help, we finally got through to some one in our government. A ambulance arrived from a local clinic. When they got her to the clinic, no doctors were on call because of the holiday. After many more calls, an ambassador managed to get a couple of doctors to her. All of this took more then 2 hours to get her the help she needed! Her eyebrows, eye lashes were burnt off, as was some of her hair. Her face had already started to blister and swell up. We kept talking to her all the time, to make sure she didn't go into shock from the pain and fear. The doctors finally started to treat her with pain killers, IV, antibiotics and clean the wounds. She has 1st degree burns on her face and some spots are 2nd degree. Her arms and hands are 2nd degree. Her arms and hands got it the worse when she was trying to put the flame out on her face and head. Even with the pain killers she is still in a lot of pain. Thank God that at the instance the oven blew she closed her eyes, or it could have been much worse! Danielle, is a very sweet, kind and totally giving person. She has always wanted to help out the less fortunate. God gave her that gift to care for the helpless and she does it so well. It is dangerous where she is too. Read any news article on the Bolivia government, especially their President and they don't like America, or Americans too much. She has had food poisoning twice, and was almost robbed, but a good samaritan intervened. She received a bad electric shock once when she was taking a shower, because the wiring is nothing but cords all over the place. All of this within just the first couple of months of being their. It's not an easy life for anyone who lives their. They struggle day to day to eat, for shelter, clothes and the necessities and of course their are a lot of bad people who take advantage of others all the time. Please unite with me in Prayer for her speedy recovery, and that the Good Lord will ease her pain too, and keep her safe and free from any more harm. Thank you all so much, Peggy
