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Sierra Leonean Child Gets a Medical Gift in Montgomery
Jarai Bah, 7, right, and her mother, Juldeh Bah, at Washington Adventist Hospital in Maryland.
(By J. Adam Fenster -- The Gazette)
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Jarai, a shy girl who has been attending first grade at Glenn Dale Elementary School, simply shook her head when asked if she was scared.
"When she first arrived, she was probably 10 pounds thinner than she is now, and she's tiny now," Ginsberg said. "When I first walked into the room, she was timid. She wouldn't even look at me, and they had to prod her to say hello."
This time, when Ginsberg walked into the waiting room in his scrubs, Jarai walked up and gave him a hug.
After the surgery, Ginsberg said the corneal scar turned out to be too strong for the dye to be injected properly. He said he would like to fit Jarai with a plastic prosthetic shell that would cover the scar.
Jarai's mother said that she is glad someone has been able to help her daughter, and that she is thankful to everyone.
Although she's been separated from her husband and 12-year-old son for more than seven months, Juldeh Bah said the journey has been worth it.
"It's not hard at all," she said. "For my daughter, I would do anything to be sure she'd be okay."
