Mary was a typical 8 year old girl. She was a student of Kyampisi Christian Community School and was one of the keen singers in the Kyampisi Children's Choir.
Unlike many Ugandan's, Mary's teeth were infected. From my experience Ugandans have AMAZING teeth. Clean, bright and straight - probably due to their simple diet.
To cut a long story short, it was decided to remove Mary's offending tooth. I'm not exactly sure how this was done, but it was probably a little primitive and resulted in a lot of blood loss. She was taken to a local Clinic to stop the flow of blood - which failed.
She was then taken to a local Hospital where she was given a blood transfusion. Unfortunately she was given the wrong type of blood and she died of blood poisoning. Apparently doctors worked on her for some time before she was pronounced dead.
Even though this situation was avoidable, it does highlight the frailty of life in Uganda.
Sad to hear this. I pray that He will assist them through you both.
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