{"id":5110,"date":"2016-04-01T12:08:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T12:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2016-04-01T12:08:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T12:08:14","slug":"nigerian-witch-child-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/nigerian-witch-child-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Recovery Of The Two Year-Old &#8216;Witch Child&#8217; Who Was Left For Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a two year-old little boy from Nigeria was found starving hungry, thirsty, emaciated and riddled with mites and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/black-spots-in-stool\/\">worms<\/a>, it broke the heart everyone who saw him. His family left him for dead after it was declared in the village he was born in that he was a &#8216;<em><strong>witch child<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;. But now? Some months on? He&#8217;s made an incredible recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The lad, who has finally been named and is now\u00a0called <em><strong>Hope\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was found in the streets by selfless <em><strong>Anja Ringgren Loven<\/strong><\/em>, a Danish lady who\u00a0lives in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Just eight weeks after the shocking pictures below were taken, Hope is looking happy and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/tips-to-get-lower-life-insurance\/\">healthy<\/a> and, according to Anja, <em>&#8216;is really enjoying life now&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5112\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Witch-Child-2.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Child \" width=\"892\" height=\"924\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pictures really were shocking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5113\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Witch-Child-3.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Child \" width=\"904\" height=\"1177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But just look at little Hope now&#8230; He&#8217;s a picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/silent-killer-sleep-deprivation-destroying-your-health\/\">health<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5114\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Witch-Child-4.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Child \" width=\"978\" height=\"1109\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a post on<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/single-dad-struggles\/\">\u00a0social\u00a0media<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Ms. Loven said this about Hope&#8217;s recovery: <em>&#8220;As you can see on the pictures,\u00a0Hope is really enjoying his life now having 35 new brothers and sisters who ALL take such good care of him, play with him, study with him, and make sure he is safe and is getting a lot of love.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5115\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Witch-Child-5.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Child \" width=\"1005\" height=\"1784\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a love story of love and humanity. Ms. Loven &#8211; what a beautiful person. And we wish Hope all the best in the future. What a cute kid!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a two year-old little boy from Nigeria was found starving hungry, thirsty, emaciated and riddled with mites and worms, it broke the heart everyone who saw him. His family left him for dead after it was declared in the village he was born in that he was a &#8216;witch child&#8216;. But now? 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