Beginning the Battle May Admits If we thought May was busy, June blew that out of the water. We continue to see a rapid increase in the number of patients who come to us seeking emergency treatment. This month we admitted 14 individual children, who were all suffering the life-threatening effects of marasmus, kwashiorkor or failure to thrive. We are honored to be here to provide this care, but our hearts are broken as we ...

Beginning the Battle May Admits This month ended up being one of the busiest that we have ever faced at Middle Ground. We served 22 individual children throughout the month, 12 of whom were new admissions. The little ones you will "meet" today are fighting the greatest fights of their little lives. They are warriors. Most of them are already getting stronger and healing, and a few are still very fragile and need your prayers. ...

Beginning the Battle April Admits In March we admitted lots of tiny babies, but April brought us, several big kids. It's pretty rare for us to see children over 2-3 years old in our programs, but this month we admitted 4 children who were 5 years of age or older. We are thankful to be a place of healing, not just for the tiniest babies that come our way, but for every single child who ...

Beginning the Battle March Admits In the month of March we had a bit of a baby boom. We admitted 7 children, 4 of whom were infants under 8 months. We are busy with baby cuddles and sweet healing smiles, peppered with some big kids, and their dynamic, big personalities in the mix. On March 3rd 6-month-old, 9lb baby "W" was admitted. W was severely malnourished and suffering from kwashiorkor. Tiny W fought hard and ...

Beginning the Battle - February 2021 New Admissions Although February is a short month, the past 28 days were packed with new admissions at Middle Ground. We enrolled 6 new babies into our inpatient treatment program this month, and today I want to give you a peek at these little warrior babies. On the 5th of February, just 4 days after celebrating his first birthday, little Kerry was admitted for inpatient care, he weighed only 13lbs. ...