“I cannot walk that well…

… and my sister has a speech impediment!”

The first birth was difficult.  The baby’s feet rather than its head came first and then totally unexpectedly a small sister followed.  The prenatal diagnosis was obviously not quite right in the number of embryos in the womb!

The management of the hospital – located in the rainforest – was also not ideal.  Both the mother and the two girls survived, but the twins have had to deal with disabilities throughout their lives.

9 long years have passed.  And the mother is pregnant again and fearful that the nightmare from back then could be repeated.  Hence the whole family moved to Curahuasi in order to be cared for during the last third of the pregnancy.  In order to earn their living the parents are selling maize, eggs and cheese on the road outside the hospital.

The current situation does not make life easy for the family, but it provides the girls with the opportunity of being able to have regular physiotherapy and occupational therapy.  Abigail and Mary* are very happy children who have come to terms with their disabilities very well. “I cannot walk that well and my sister has a speech impediment,” says one of them with a wry smile (* names changed)

Physiotherapist Helen Högn using her expertise.
In an occupational therapy session with Susi Rottler.
Doing up buttons promotes one’s fine motor skills.
Daddy and his daughters.
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