Judah’s Story
One day, six-year-old Judah was visiting his grandmother when he followed his older cousins out to watch them “buss bamboo,” a popular recreational activity for older boys in Trinidad, but for Judah it was a horrific experience. As the boys playfully blew into a long bamboo stick, they lit a fire to make a popping sound, but when Judah tried it, everything went wrong. The bamboo split, spraying fire and engulfing young Judah in flames.
As soon as we were contacted, the Children’s Burn Foundation moved quickly to relocate Judah and his family to Boston, getting Judah accepted to Shriners Hospital in Boston for treatment and providing assistance for their stay while Judah was being treated. Judah’s burns were so severe that they caused his skin to fuse together, restricting him from moving his neck. He has had his first surgery to remove scar tissue on his neck, but there are many more surgeries to come.
