My name is Karla and I am a survivor. My mother is in jail, so my grandmother brought me to live at Casa de Fe. When I came to Casa de Fe in January 2011 I was very malnourished and dehydrated. I had to be taken to the hospital right away. I was not getting better but getting worse so they had to take me to the big city of Quito where I was put into the intensive care unit for a week. It was another few days in the hospital before they let me go back home. I had everyone scared that I wasn’t going to make it, but God healed me! I made it! Now I am doing really well. I have even learned to walk! I am a little small but growing fast. I like to show my strength by bossing the other toddlers around. I can cover up my bossiness though just by smiling innocently. What can I say? Who can resist a charmer?
