Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Local Charity Announcements => Topic started by: Pi55y on April 25, 2014, 07:12:05 AM
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A few weeks ago Pete and I were in FETAV office paying in money from the car boot sale when a poor family came in desperately seeking help.
The mother was carrying her young son, Enesken who is seven, but he is tiny and looks more like a 4 year old. Little Enes, who is an only child, was born with severe genetic disabilities. He is deaf so unable to speak and he has only 2 fingers and a thumb on one hand and three fingers and a thumb on the other. His only means of communication is clapping. He also has problems with walking and has small braces on his feet (it is possible that he is missing some toes as well but we couldn’t see this and didn’t like to ask). He also needs his head supported. Despite his disabilities he is a lovely little boy with a beautiful smile.
The young family comes from Esen village, where they live with Enes’s grandparents and they are very poor so Enes has so far been unable to receive the hospital treatment that he so desperately needs to improve his condition. This treatment should have started early on in his life. At the moment he attends a local disabled unit every Friday where he receives physiotherapy but that is the extent of his treatment. His father is unemployed and his grandfather, who has only one leg, has kidney problems and is having dialysis three days a week so times are very stressful and extremely hard for the family.
Dilek Dincer, the Director of FETAV, which is the foundation that the 3C’s legally operate under, was made aware of the family’s plight after visiting Enes at the hospital and had invited them to come to FETAV office to see if there was a way of helping them. It was fortuitous that we had unexpectedly popped into the office that morning and were able to meet the family. Dilek said that it was “kismet”.
She told us that Enes needed to go to Izmir hospital to have a special ABR Test for his hearing and that this test cannot be done at the Devlet hospital in Fethiye. Once he has been tested, dependant on the results of the test, it may be possible that a special type of hearing aid would enable him to hear and in turn, eventually to speak. Unfortunately, the government green card will only cover a small part of his treatment. It does not cover the special test, a hearing aid, nor the family’s transport costs from Esen to Izmir.
Dilek said that although Enes has a large number of problems, at the moment his lack of hearing is the main issue and she asked if it would be possible for the 3C’s to help. She said that his other problems could be addressed later on.
We felt that this was too important an issue to wait until the next 3C’s committee meeting in late April, so contacted the rest of our committee and it was unanimously agreed that we would fund the transport costs to Izmir and back and pay for the test. Dependant on the results of the test, our committee further agreed to purchase whatever hearing aid application was recommended by the consultant and also to see if there was any other way that we could help him.
Dilek made the appointment for the test and Enes, his mum and grandmother travelled to Izmir hospital the following week. Thankfully the results were encouraging and the audiologist’s report recommended that Enes be fitted with a special hearing aid, which cost 6000 TL.
We are now pleased to advise that Enes has been fitted with his new aid and is now attending the Ozel Saygin Rehabilitation Unit in Patlangic (one of last year’s 3C’s projects) where he is being shown how to use it and where he will eventually receive speech therapy. Enes’s family is really grateful for the help given to him and his grandmother was in tears at our last meeting.
Dilek has said that in a few weeks time, she will arrange for Enes to see the consultant at the Devlet hospital to see if there is any further help that can be given to improve his disabilities or to make life easier for Enes. Dependant on these findings we hope to be able to help Enes further in the future.
Out of the numerous projects that the 3C’s have funded over the years, we really feel that this is one of the most deserving and gratifying and one that has already made a huge difference not only to the quality of life of little Enes but also for his family unit.
This life-changing project was only made possible through the generosity of our supporters, whether it is through a financial donation, attending one of our fundraising events, donating items for our raffles and auctions or donating unwanted goods to or buying things from our charity shop. We know a lot of our supporters are based in the UK and that there are many children at home who are also desperately in need of help, but children are children wherever they are and we thank you sincerely on behalf of Enes and his family.
Although we would love to show you a photo of Enes, we obviously cannot do so, but believe us his smile is even bigger and more beautiful now that he has heard his first sounds.
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Lovely story with a happy ending, so glad the 3C's have helped this child. It's great to read how the money donated goes towards such deserving cases. Please keep us informated just how Enes gets on.
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Heart warming. Hopefully The Devlet will be able to help with some of his physical problems too.
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What a difference you have made to this young boys life.
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So pleased that you are helping this little boy.. It is life changing for him and his family.. I think this is the same village where The 3 cs bought an electric wheelchair for a young woman who was having to be carried around by Mum... I have never seen such pleasure on a woman's face when she was presented with it.. It made a huge difference to the whole family... It is very rewarding to help schools and other units but to help individual children and their families is heartwarming.... I feel very proud to have been part of this charity.. Welldone all of you.
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I echo the above. What a very sad story with a fantastic middle, Cant wait to hear how he progresses. Well done all.
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Heartwarming. Great stuff! :) :)
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how wonderful, another life slowly being changed, this family must feel that they are no longer alone, just fantastic, 3 C's a yet another example for continued support for this charity,
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Beautiful. You chose the cause well, Pi55y.
Really looking forward to hearing about Enes' progress.
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Well done yet agaın 3C's. Wonderful story.
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I wrote on the Uzumlu forum but just a reminder that The 3cs will be at The mushroom festival this weekend. Go along and say hello and if you can spare a few lira on their stall all there better for helping little boys like this...
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As I have said on here more than once, there really are not enough superlatives to describe the magnificent work the 3 C's Charity does.
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A heartwarming post Chrissy.
I agree with Anne, it's lovely to hear of successful projects but one like this makes us realise just how important every single lira raised is
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That was a joy to read. Sometimes it looks as if life deals the deck without giving the player a thought. When one is poor life must be a constant struggle but to bring up a handicapped child as well, that has to call for the utmost in dedication and strength and it is good when something like the 3 Cs comes along to give a helping hand. You are all heros and so many have so much to thank you for.
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Well said Baznshir.
The victims of the mining disaster deserve all the help we can give them but so do the 3C's - a wonderful group of people.
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Thanks for your kind comments guys. I understand that the 3C's will be donating 500TL of dry food stuffs to help the families of the tragic mining disaster.
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Thats Wonderful Chrissie, well done 3Cs, you always make a positive difference. Our thoughts are with the families of the miners and with you Chrissie xx