Dhani Needs Your Help!
April 2008

In May 2007, Dhani and his father Achmad, a travelling salesman, were involved in a motorbike accident in the village of Air Sanih in the north of Bali. His father's leg was crushed and the bike's tank was split, covering Dhani in petrol which subsequently ignited. 

 

Dhani suffered horrendous 3rd degree burns from his mouth down to his knees. His lower face, ears, chest, top of his legs, hands & arms remain severely damaged a year later. 

 

His injuries remain painful and are prone to reinfection. He is a lovely boy - bright, kind and sensitive and we were very pleased to meet him in April 2008.

 

 

We need your help to pay for urgent reconstructive surgery to enable this charming 6 year old boy to have some semblance of a normal life.


Dhani will never be ‘pretty’ but currently he is unable to eat properly or close his mouth and he is gradually losing the use of his hands which are becoming more and more ‘claw-like’ as his hand grows at the front and the skin and tendons on the back do not. Already he is unable to pick up small objects and eventually they will cease to function completely.

FULL STORY HERE: http://nickburgoyne.com/Dhani/