Doctor tells Youssif: We'll make you a lot better

[Dulcinea]

SHERMAN OAKS, California (CNN) -- Youssif nervously scanned the doctor's examining room, his dark brown eyes darting around, from the floor to the wall to the ceiling. His mother stroked his hair and then his forehead to put him at ease before the doctor walked in to the room.

A day earlier, the badly burned 5-year-old Iraqi boy had boarded a plane in Amman, Jordan, with his family, their first trip on an airplane. Now, more than 7,500 miles later, his mom, dad and 14-month-old sister were with him at the Grossman Burn Center in the heart of sunny Southern California.

Dr. Peter Grossman strode into the room, a warm smile across his face. He held Youssif's hand. The boy turned shyly around and buried his face into his father's leg.

"This is not unusual," said Grossman, a plastic surgeon with more than 12 years of experience, including helping one young girl whose face had melted to her shoulder after a horrific accident.

A father of two children, Grossman spoke softly and reassured Youssif that they would soon be friends.

"We're going to do everything we can to make him better," he told Youssif's parents.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/13/youssif.doctor/index.html


This story just makes me want to cry. :cry:

[snappyturtle]

1. It's a wonderful story....thanks! nt

[Javaman]

2. This little poor kid...

sadly, I can't help but believe that the US is responsible for this.

Yes, some fucked up stranger burned this kid, but if we hadn't invaded and continued to occupy Iraq, would this incident have happened?

So much blood and tears on morons* putrid little hands.

[Demonaut]

3. awesome, and what about the other 10,000+ kids that we've maimed

with our cluster and smart bombs...it's a feel good story to show that the US is a compassionate and concerned occupier.


I do feel good that this kid is getting help but I know that many many more need more assistance and are in more dire straits