Lao Ye

Lao Ye is the pen name of an American in China who worked with orphaned children within a government department in cooperation with an international humanitarian organisation. He first came to China in 2005

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My Girl

The race to save an orphaned Chinese child – by Lao Ye

 

Another emergency phone call. This time, a child needed to be accompanied to the hospital. Abby was maybe three years old, I guessed. She had what looked like severe eczema covering her face, eyes forced shut from the crusty skin. Someone hailed a taxi and we were on our way.

The first minutes were calm, but halfway across town that changed. She began crying hysterically, then screaming. I tried to talk to her but she was too far gone. I settled for holding her on my lap while the taxi driver complained about the noise. We stopped to see if she needed to use the bathroom – she did not. After much too long, we made it to the hospital and Abby had some tests, revealing the source of the reaction.

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