Two burn survivors from Indonesia were celebrated for their recovery in Bakersfield this week before they return to their home country. The community that supported them through their treatment gathered to say goodbye.
“Thursday when they leave, a piece of my heart is going on that airplane. But they are forever in my heart,” said Scarlett Sabin, director of the Ronald McDonald House in Bakersfield.
Burn survivors Tison and Suci stayed at the Ronald McDonald House in Bakersfield while receiving treatment at the Grossman Burn Center at Dignity Health Memorial Hospital. In separate incidents, they suffered severe burns all over their bodies from a kerosene lamp…