Anabel is a baby from Kenya. She lives with her two elder siblings and parents in the Nairobi suburbs.
Anabel was born with spina bifida, a type of neural tube defect in which the spine does not properly close around the spinal cord. Without treatment, Anabel is at risk of lower-limb paralysis, infection of the exposed nervous tissue, development of tethered cord syndrome, and possible developmental delays.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,097 to cover the cost of Anabel’s spina bifida closure surgery. The procedure is scheduled to take place on February 11. This procedure will hopefully spare Anabel from the risks associated with her condition, instead allowing her to grow and develop along a healthy trajectory.
“I hope you can help us have her treated for spina bifida,” says Anabel’s mother.