Rollex is is the youngest of seven children in a family from Kenya. His mother is a stay-at-home mom, while his father does casual farming tasks. With an income that barely sustains their needs, they are not able to pay for medical care.
Rollex 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, Rollex 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 Rollex’s spina bifida closure surgery. The procedure is scheduled to take place on December 6. This procedure will hopefully spare Rollex from the risks associated with his condition, instead allowing him to grow and develop along a healthy trajectory.
“I am afraid that my son might not lead a normal life but I am hopeful because God is in control,” says Rollex’s mother.