Emmis is a bright and hard working student from Kenya. Emmis’ mother left her when she was one year old and never returned. She is the last born in a family of five children and she is the only girl. She goes to a public junior secondary school where she is in grade eight and working hard to fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse. The rest of her siblings dropped out of school due to a lack of uniforms and other school needs. This happened when the mother left and out of the stress, their father suffered alcoholism and the paternal grandparents could not afford to cater to all their needs. For Emmis, her aunt decided to support her with education while in the hands of her grandparents.
She lives with her paternal grandparents in a small piece of land. Both are farmers. They grow maize beans and potatoes for home consumption. Her grandparents have a two-bedroomed timber house and a small kitchen built of mud and roofed with iron sheets. They have kept a few chickens and two goats which sometimes provide milk and eggs. She enjoys assisting her grandparents in the farm activities and other household chores in the evenings after school.
Two months ago ago, Emmis began to experience troubling symptoms, including lower abdominal pain and abnormal uterine bleeding. She was diagnosed with large ovarian cyst and abnormal uterine bleeding. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Emmis receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a curative laparotomy surgery on January 31 at our medical partner’s care center. This procedure will cost $818, and Emmis and her family need your support.
Emmis aunt says, “I kindly ask for your help. The family where Emmis comes from cannot be able to raise the hospital bill. Please help her. Thank you.”
