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Fun Pictures and an Update

In a previous post, "Almost a Cinderella Story," there was a story of a little boy named Vada Prasad. He and his mother have returned to the slum after a few months in her native village. I visited them today. Vada Prasad looks FANTASTIC!! I'm so happy!! She is now showing much more interest in taking care of him. She is even going to physiotherapy with him at our local government hospital. All signs point to his survival, even that he will thrive, but all the RPS staff will keep a close eye on him. This is a big win for the school! He looks like a real BOY now, not a shrimpy, floppy half-boy. He is holding up his head, really responds to stimuli, and is constantly trying to turn over and grab at things.

And here are those fun pictures.



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