NEHEMIAS SAMUEL #L-4

Nehemias Samuel is 5yrs old.
His birthdate is Sept . 29th.
He is in pre-school
He lives in El Robles.

In November ,2009 he was in hospital for 20 days. He had an illness which in Spanish is Iliam Barre. This affected his nervous system. He lost the ability to be able to walk.
He is now receiving treatment in Fundabiem.
The doctor says that he needs Pedia sure milk which will help him along with his treatment.
To go to school the mother carries him there or sometimes the teacher comes to the house and gives a class to Nehemias at home.

Nehemias lives with his father, Domingo 42yrs old and his mother, Esvilia 33yrs old.
Nehemias has 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
They are:
Yessica is 16yrs old. She is in 8th grade.
Jonaton is 14yrs old. He is in 7th grade.
Joselin is 12yrs old. She is in 6th grade.
Elison is 11yrs old. He is in 5th grade.

The father works as a day laborer and earns $33 US per week.
The mother does not work outside the home.
The family has spent a lot of money on their son's illness. They are now in debt for $325 US and pay interest on this loan. They try to pay $35 US per month.
The money that the father earns is not sufficient for the costs that they have .
It does not cover sufficient food or the needs their children have for their studies.

They own the house they live in.
The house is made of half mud brick and half cement block.
The roof is tin sheet.
The floor is cement.
They have three rooms and a kitchen.
They have an onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a pila.
They have electricity connected and pay $10 US per month.
They have water connected and pay $7 US per month.
They have five chairs and a table.
They have one closet.
They have four small beds.