Meet our NEW patients!

When the Eugene Bell team visits each care centre, there is always a group of people hanging around the perimeter, desperately hoping that they may be one of the lucky ones to be accepted into treatment.  This is one of the hardest things that the EB team and the North Korean doctors have to deal with.  They cannot accept a patient for treatment without knowing that there are the funds available to cover them for the entire length of treatment.  This past year, because of the incredible fundraising that SFS did, we have 7 new patients on the program.  Let's meet them ...

Fall 2012 

Gwangseong Kim 

(43 years old)

Gwangsung was incredibly grateful to be enrolled in the MDR program in October.  He received his first box of MDR TB medication during Ms Horne’s visit!  Keep him in your prayers and pray that he will quickly convert to negative.

Okjoo Kim 

(26 years old)

Okjoo is relieved to have been accepted into the MDR program as a new patient in October.  She is on the program because of the amazing job we did fundraising last year!  She has received her first box of medication and is hoping that she will have converted to negative by Spring 2013.  Pray for her that she would have a quick conversion and successful treatment.

Spring 2012 

Okjoo Cho 

(27 years old)

Okjoo was enrolled in the Spring of 2012.  She has recently transferred from Dongdaewon to the new Botonggang MDR Care Centre, for treatment. Thankfully, Okjoo’s sputum culture result shows she has recently converted from positive to negative but she needs to maintain this for 18 months before she is cured.  Please pray for her recovery.

Seonhwa Gwon 

(45 years old)

Seonhwa was grateful to be enrolled as a new patient in Spring 2012 and thanks to you, was able to start on medication immediately.  She has already converted to negative.  This is encouraging news because it brings hope for her effective treatment.  Not all TB bacteria has been eliminated and she will continue to be in treatment for many months.  Please pray that she will totally recover in order to return home to her family and live a healthy life.

Myeongsoo Han 

(43 years old)

Myeongsoo was enrolled in the Spring of 2012.  His treatment is off to a good start as he has already converted from positive to negative.  He still has many months of treatment and monitoring to go before he is cured.  Please pray that he will be encouraged and faithful to take his medicine.

Chungseong Hong 

(30 years old)

Chungseong was new to the program in the Spring of 2012.  He has had a positive start to his treatment and has converted from positive to negative.  He will need to maintain this status for at least another year before he will be considered cured.  Please pray for the ongoing success of his treatment.

Daehyeok Jin 

(35 years old)

Daehyeok was enrolled in the Spring of 2012.  He has recently transferred from Dongdaewon to the new Botonggang MDR Care Centre, for treatment. Daehyeok’s recent sputum culture shows that he has recently converted from positive to negative for MDR TB, but he must maintain this for 18 months before he is cured.  Please pray for his recovery.