Christmas in Children’s Eyes By MA. GLAIZA LEE

Christmas in Children’s Eyes

By MA. GLAIZA LEE

December 24, 2010, 3:24am

Photo by MANNY LLANES

MANILA, Philippines – Ryan, a nine-year-old boy, looked at the cotton candy in his hand with such amazement and wonder that one would think he was actually in Willy Wonka's sugary world rather than in the hospital dining hall of Philippine General Hospital (PGH).

Ryan is just one of the many children with neurological problems who are being treated there. There are many. Every year, PGH admits more than a hundred children with hydrocephalus. They are either born with hydrocephalus as part of their multiple congenital malformations, or have acquired the condition as a complication of brain infection or tumors. Ryan, for one, suffers from complicated TB meningitis. Treatment isn't cheap. One procedure alone would cost P200,000..... MORE

Source:  Manila Bulletin

URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/294604/christmas-children-s-eyes