June 22, 2015
Meet Richard, a cute, one-year old baby boy from Tanzania. Richard likes to play with cars and crawl around. He is an only child and his parents “love him very much,” says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF).
Richard was born with bilateral clubfoot. This congenital deformity has delayed his ability to begin walking, and if not treated, Richard will not have the ability to walk on the sole of his foot or wear normal shoes.
For $1,160, we can fund treatment that will allow Richard to walk normally for the rest of his life. The cost of the treatment includes cost for the surgery as well as a fiberglass cast. Richard’s parents are small-scale farmers and have “already spent a lot of money trying to look for the right treatment for their son without success. Now that they have found where the clubfoot can be corrected, they do not have enough funds to cover the treatment,” says our partner, AMHF.
Let’s help Richard get walking. As Richard’s mother says, “I would like my son to be able to walk, go to school, study well, get a good career and live a better life.”
Meet Richard, a cute, one-year old baby boy from Tanzania. Richard likes to play with cars and crawl around. He is an only child and his par...
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August 2, 2015
Richard received surgery for bilateral clubfoot.
According to our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, “Richard is doing well. The initial treatment to correct bilateral clubfoot is going on well. Both of Richard’s legs are casted every week and this process will continue for a few more weeks before a small surgery is done. After the surgery and the wounds have healed, Richard will either be given foot abduction braces or night splints to continue the treatment. At the end of the treatment, Richard will be able to walk on plantigrade.”
Richard’s mother expresses, “I am very pleased with the progress of my son’s treatment so far. I am hopeful that he will eventually be able to walk and that will allow him to walk to school and do other things with ease.”
According to our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, "Richard is doing well. The initial treatment to correct bilateral ...
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