Help Feifei

Visa Update

Sunday, March 30, 2008

The hours are counting down. Feifei and her mother apply for their Emergency Medical Visa in 4 hours from now (10 p.m. EST, 10 a.m. China Time).

Please pray that USA visa offers in Chengdu see the obvious need of this situation and will be moved with compassion for Feifei and her family.

If all goes well, their flight agenda will be as follows:
Chengdu -- > Beijing
Beijing -- > New York (JFK)
New York -- > Baltimore (BWI or WAS).

If we can't find a flight from JFK to BWI/WAS, we may be driving to New York to meet them at the International terminal and drive them to Baltimore. Either flying or driving, the connection from International to local will be tiring for Feifei and her Mom, especially after that jetlag kicks in.

March 25 Update

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Some of you know that doctors and hospitals in the USA have invited Feifei to America for medical treatment. To come to the USA, formal letters must be submitted to an American Embassy or Consulate Office for an Emergency Medical Visa. Surgery to help her urinary tract has already been scheduled for early April, 2008, so time is of the essence.

Our family planned to meet Feifei this Friday, March 28, 2008, and her Mother as they fly from Chongqing, China to Baltimore, Maryland. However, the Visa and formal letters have encountered delays. Obtaining a Visa from American Embassies and Consulates in China is *very* difficult and obfuscated. So the process is still challenging.

Please continue to pray for Feifei's health and that this medical process will come to fruition with great success for her. We'll are so excited to rendezvousing with Xiang Meifei very soon in Baltimore.

Anyone who would like to meet us in the Baltimore area please drop us a line at ServingChina@gmail.com or my private email.

Update of Feifei

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Feifei has been hospitalized since last week because of a bladder infection. Doctors say repeated infections put her in a very high risk category. She barely made it this time. But she is doing better and her condition is good.

Truck Crash October 2006

In October 2006, Xiang Meifei (affectionately called Feifei pronounced Fayfay) was struck by a mining truck that was traveling too fast down a small street. The truck ran over Feifei and tore her left leg with part of her left hip from her body.

Feifei critically needs urinary tract, colon, vagina, and rectum reconstruction surgery to survive. Hospitals equipped and staffed to perform the complex surgeries are few in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong). Generally, Chinese hospitals do not provide treatment without payment in advance.

Feifei's Personal Profile

Full Name: Xiang Meifei

Sex: Female

Birthdate: December, 2000

Mother's Name: Luo Shuqin

Father's Name: Xiang Hong

Location: Wanzhou, Chongqing District, China (formerly part of the Sichuan Province).

Language: Chinese (Mandarin + Local Dialect)

Family:Father and Mother married and working. No brothers or sisters. Two sets of grandparents.

Hobbies: Drawing, Singing, Watching Tv.

Medical Condition: Feifei is unable sit erect and cannot walk with crutches. She fights infections on a daily basis. Local doctors are reluctant to provide basic medical care because of her high risk condition.

Immediate Medical Needs: Urinary tract, colon, vagina, and rectum reconstruction are essential. As "Friends of Feifei", our wish list includes a hip and prosthetic leg plus some good rehab.

Prognosis: Feifei is stable and cheerful. Doctors estimate that she may die of infections within a year if she is unable to obtain the re-constructive surgery.

Lifestyle/Living Condition: Feifei lives with her mother on the 9th floor of their apartment building -- no elevator.

Their 600 square foot apartment has two bedrooms, electricity, and one air conditioner.

Electricity availability is unstable which compounds the risk of infections during humid warm months.

Drinking water is available only when water is boiled or delivered.

Caregiving: Feifei is cared for by her Mother and Grandfather. Her Grandfather rides a bicycle two hours to her home every other day to care for her while her mother works at her job.

Feifei 11 months after her accident

Friday, September 7, 2007

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Those of you who have been praying for Feifei, please keep doing so. We may be very close to getting her to doctors in the USA.

XRAY Photographs

Monday, June 4, 2007

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Medical Data - Transcripts of Doctors Notes

Friday, May 11, 2007

Documentation:	Copies of doctors notes are available in Chinese. The Doctors' Chinese handwriting is very difficult to read on most forms/reports.
What occurred in her trauma surgery?	Six Surgeries Emergency Room excessive bleeding, left leg and left hip were removed Rotten & dead tissue around left side needed to be removed. Exposed wound wrapped with two pieces of vacuseal Replaced existing vacuseal with one new vacuseal. Again remove existing vacuseal replace with one new vacuseal. Remove Vacuseal and replace with skin from right leg to her hip. Hospitalization lasted 2 months. Evaluated for head, neck, and back injury. CAT scans/X-rays negative for injury.
What her condition is now (i.e., was a kidney or other organs removed?	Left hip bone 50% remaining. No left leg. Vagina 50% gone. Urinary opening 50% gone. Urinary tract broken then connected. Cervix broken then reconnected. No rectum. No bladder or bowel control. Kidney stones developed in both kidneys during hospital stay.
What procedures were done?	Colon bypass. Bladder catheter inserted through her side.
Does she have a urinary catheter?	Yes
Does she have a bladder?	Yes
Does she have a colostomy?	Yes
What bone structures are in place?	Right leg and hip in good condition. 50% of left hip remains? (Doctor's handwriting difficult to ascertain if 50% hips remain or 50% of left hip remains).
What is her medical history otherwise?	Prior to accident, healthy except for difficulty swallowing. Drug therapy through IV was provided tonsillitis.
What is her social history and social circumstances?	Family is poor. Estimated family income $250 USD/month. Parents are married. No sisters, no brothers. Four living grand-parents. Was attending kindergarten at time of accident. Father is long-haul bus driver (gone 12 days, home 2 days). Mother stays home to provide care. Mother's father also provides care.
"sp status"	Some people are helping her and her family on weekly basis. Mother is "soft", dad less so. Feifei seems cheerfully receptive; enjoys receiving visitors and learning and singing songs about Him.
Forms & Documents:
1. Copies of X-Rays	Film available, requesting digital copies. Cat Scan film also available. Digital photos of x-ray film will be posted if digital copies cannot be obtained.
2.Immunization records	All immunizations are current.
3.Passport	Both Feifei and her mother have passports.
4.Doctor: Can-Fly Form	Has been completed by local doctor.
5.Doctor: Communicable Diseases	9/25/2007 Blood tests confirm no communicable diseases.
6.Temporary Power of Attorney	Family has consented to assigning medical/custodial POA for Feifei.
7.Visa from USA Consular/Embassy	Awaiting invitation letter from USA.

Family Photos

Saturday, April 28, 2007

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Medical Photographs Exhibit

Doctors and/or charities organizations have requested photographs to help evaluate the medical "necessities" of Feifei's condition. That is the purpose of this section.

Xrays (also located on Feifei's blog):
http://scgraphics.blogspot.com/2007/06/xray-photographs.html

Injury Photos:
http://scgraphics.blogspot.com/2007/04/blog-post_8773.html