Leprosy Stories

she gave him her heart, he gave her his nose

With the challenge of making the lepers self-reliant and giving basic education to their children, an American priest comes to an obscure village near Suri, Rampurhat, West Bengal to set up a home. However even years after the heinous act of burning alive Christian missionary Graham Steines, and despite the marvelous work done by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, nothing seemed to have changed much - neither the prejudice against the disease, nor the State's one-eyed stand towards religious conversions. Will Father Peter Gomes be successful in his mission or the same fate awaited him like his predecessor ?

Year 1174, a boy at age thirteen is suddenly thrust into power upon the death of his father, King Amalric. He inherits a kingdom at war--the Kingdom of Jerusalem. However, he possesses a secret. He is dying of leprosy. Knowing he could be cast out of society forever, and knowing even if he remained king, he would suffer much and die young, King Baldwin IV determines to rule to the best of his ability although he often faces impossible odds with his inexperience and illness, but he refuses to give up. This is a collection of poetry and short stories based on the real life of King Baldwin IV. To read the series I'm writing based on him, go to my website under my pen name, Serafia Cross, at www.serafiacross.com, and you will find the series, 'The Last King of Legends' there. Though I try to keep as close to the truth as possible in the events of Baldwin's life, at times I exercise creative license and explore the 'what ifs'. I hope you enjoy them! Thank you!

We have a lot to learn about gratitude from a particularly thankful leper, as this poem shows us.

When Terra was a kid, her bed attacked her. Of course, no one believed her - but after that, she becomes afraid of being alone. Her family is convinced that it is a phase, but is it? It's the way the objects in her house move slightly, taunting her. They are telling her that they can get her. Anytime she dares to be alone...

She tightly held my hand. “Please, I want to see my baby.” I stopped and sit beside her bed. “You know that it’s the best for her.” She withdrawn her deformed hand and slowly turned her back on me. I sighed and walked away. I was used to this but each time it never failed to break my heart. I reached the nurse’s room and pulled the folder labeled “Year of Birth: 1941, Birthplace: Leper Colony. I silently prayed for the cure and miracle to happen as I noted in the status of the paper I was holding “For adoption”.

This is not a love story but a story of love. I used to believe in forever and he believed otherwise. And i'm still waiting for him under the Tuscan Sun.

Following a young woman bound to a mysterious group of people through the events of the crusades. • !!Attention!! English is not my first language!!

"Your beautiful. Really beautiful." "Thats a pointless comment seeming as though you haven't even met me." "But I'm looking at you now. Your beautiful." "Compared to?" He goes to speak, but she beats him to it. "You know, that's so biased of you. I might be a really ugly person deep down. I might be the worst person you'll ever meet." He scoffs. "That option is ruled out, because I think I already like you." She shrugs. "Also very biased of you to say, we haven't even met properly." "Well, let's meet. I'm Liam, but you can call me Biased." She bites back a smile bubbling below the surface. "I'm Violet, but you can call me The Worst Person You'll Ever Meet." "Well, Worst Person I'll Ever Meet, care to walk with me? I think you'll find I'm not as Biased as you may think." She shrugs again. "Well, sorry Biased But Not Really Biased, but I really am The Worst Person You'll Ever Meet." He counters, "I like bad people." "Cheesy." ••• 15 year old Violet loses her mother to leprosy, and struggles to come to terms with her loss as she continues day to day life without her. As everything seems to slow down, and become harder to bear, because everything is a reminder of her Mum, Violet takes her steps slowly, and slowly steps into Luke. Will a charming, sweet boy fix everything? Violet is hesitant to open up to him. Life doesn't slow down for Violet, and as she tries to keep up with her life, while also bearing the loss of her Mum, she keeps failing and having to pick herself up. If only Violet could let Luke in, he could hold her up, until she is able to release the pain and hold herself up...

This is a short story. Unpublished and very rough. It follows the memories of an old man reflecting on his heartfelt, painful life. Memories are sometimes all that we are left with and this man remembers everything vividly. Based in South Korea during the Korean War, this story brought tears to my eyes while writing. I hope you like it. (Takes about 15 minutes to read).

well...it's all random unrelated stuff...that pretty much says it all

The purpose of this short story is to elucidate the true effects of leprosy and the relationships it tears apart... If you or someone you know has leprosy, call for support. It is a serious illness, and it is NOT to be joked about by moronic swine on the internet.

When Pa Lala-the fourth king of Wuse Kingdom died;a new King must be enthroned....

For readers of romantic fantasy novels about medieval knights and true love. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (French: Baudouin) was one of the most peculiar young kings of his era, noted for his incredible courage and fortitude. Despite a serious illness - leprosy - that struck him as a child, he led successful military campaigns, was beloved by his crusader knights, and respected by his adversaries. Unfortunately, due to his dangerous illness, the king left no offspring. Almost nothing is known about his relationships with women. What might have been the fate of this courageous and wise ruler if he had received effective treatment in time and had met a worthy companion to share his earthly happiness. The fan fiction genre allows us to construct an alternative scenario with a happy ending and enjoy a satisfying story.

She lives with her grandmother in the Jerusalem kingdom she lives in a village a few miles away from town. She lost her family to an attack from Saladin years earlier when she was 14. Veloria is like her grandmother she sees things other cant she can see small slips of the future. Her Grandmother thought her from a young age to never tell anyone of her ability's to never tell them how they could heal the town people. Her grandmother was the village healer but in her younger days she had been working in Jerusalem where she had helped the now kings mother give birth to him. Then when the king was given his illness Grandma Ninna left Jerusalem as she knew if she healed the king. The people would hunt her down and abuse the power she had. Nina always knew the risks, so she taught Veloria the same to never trust to always be careful with who we healed. But all since she had diapered as she saw that vision the king dead and the kingdom in shambles. Veloria could not stand by and watch she needed to help, to save the king and the kingdom with him. But will she succeed read to find out!

A prophecy foretells that only one girl is destined to cure the king.