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szdaily -> Photo Highlights -> 
A tale of Shenzhen Charity: 200 days of treatment for Sri Lankan boy
    2015-06-18  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    Han Ximin

    ximhan@126.com

    DULAN NINTHARU is a lucky boy and his luck started in August last year when a medical team from Shenzhen sponsored his charity medical treatment in Sri Lanka. The little boy, who was born with two sets of genitals and two anuses, caught the attention of aid workers from Shenzhen who were visiting Sri Lanka. A local charity foundation mentioned Dulan’s situation to Yao Xiaoming, a Shenzhen eye doctor, and asked for his help.

    Yao contacted the Shenzhen Hongfa Temple Charity Fund, which agreed to cover all the expenses for Dulan’s treatment in Shenzhen and Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, which offers treatment for rare diseases.

    The family arrived at the hospital Nov. 30 last year with the help of volunteers. The hospital provided the family the only suite on the eighth floor, which has a separate room for the family to cook and rest while taking care of their child.

    “Dulan’s disease is rare and complicated. It demanded three major surgeries that could be completed in three to five years. After thorough checks and rounds of discussions, our medical team had a final solution. We decided to have multiple surgeries jointly conducted by the orthopedics, urinary and forensic surgery departments in order to avoid pain and shorten the treatment time for the patient,” said Li Shoulin, chief physician of the urology department of Shenzhen Children’s Hospital.

    But Li faced another problem when they attempted to explain the treatment plan for Dulan: the parents speak Sinhalese and only a little English and couldn’t communicate with doctors.

    Local expats in Shenzhen offered to help when the Shenzhen Volunteer Association and the hospital started looking for a volunteer interpreter on social media.

    Sam Fernando, a Sri Lankan living in Bao’an District, offered to help after seeing the story of the family on WeChat.

    At an earlier interview with Shenzhen Daily, Fernando, who works at a technology company and has been living in Shenzhen for over 20 years, said he would help whenever the boy’s parents called him and he was happy to help a family from his own country.

    The surgery on March 1 lasted for 14 hours and was a success.

    After that, Dulan entered the recovery period. He needed physical rehabilitation and good nutrition for recovery. During that period, infection is also a risk.

    On the arrival of the family, Li and his staff had prepared all the daily necessities the family would need during their stay and brought a rice cooker and materials for the family to cook Sri Lankan food.

    During the past several months, Dulan and his parents experienced many “China firsts” at the hospital. They experienced thier first Chinese New Year, Dulan’s first birthday in China and Children’s Day in China.

    Li also asked his staff to learn Sri Lankan customs. During festivals, they often prepared gifts and greeting cards for Dulan. They even held a birthday party for the child before his surgery. They also put together a book in Chinese, English and Sri Lankan to help the family communicate with the staff.

    Zhang Liu, who worked extensively with Dulan, became Dulan’s friend.

    “Dulan even told his mom, when he goes back to Sri Lanka, he will take me with him,” said Zhang.

 

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