Child Overcomes Odds

Today I read an article about a little Iraqi boy that was severely burned and almost died but he overcame the odds and survived.  The 3 year-old boy was the victim of a stove fire which burned 45% of his body and was struck with 2nd and 3rd degree burns.  This is a miraculous story because under the best care and conditions the mortality rate is 70 to 80 percent and this cild did not have that.  Air Force Medical Staff saved his life by flying the boy to a hospital in Cincinnati but the worry did stop there because when the boy arrived medical doctors labeled the boy as "expectant," which means that they could probably only give him pain medication and nothing more could be done and the child would likely die.  This did not happen due to the doctors great skill and their choice to give the boy a chance and the boy returned the favor by fighting for his own life and overcoming the odds and living.  This article really struck me because my brother is in the Air Force and he has told me all these stories of innocent children dying due to the carelessness of Americans and this article shows that not everyone is careless and they do try and help the people that need it.  Spilinek, Lisa 1st Lt.  "Little, but strong: Burned Iraqi child overcomes odds with 729th help."  Air Force Reserve Command.  14 April 2008.  21 March 2009. < http://www.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123094164 >