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The last place we visited was to drop off a package of insulin for the boy in this picture. He is 15 and recently diagnosed with diabetes. They are very poor and can't afford any medication, so he would not survive except that Fairy found out about him and is supporting him through her charity work. She brings his insulin once a month. This house was very similar to the others, except for the blind grandma who sat in one of the hard with a plastic cover. It was almost funny to see her- she was tiny and wizened and totally surrounded by corn in her bed!
Fairy's trip

October 28th 2009
Our latest trip was only a weekend adventure, but it is amazing how much you can fit in to a couple of days. Fairy is the Chinese wife of a B.C. teacher. She runs a small shop with a variety of services: travel guide, massages, trinkets, as well as funding several charities in the region. She is quite an amazing woman. We signed up for a trip with her in october which turned out to be much more t ... read more
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Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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