Success! Justine from Uganda raised $258 for a safe birth.

Justine
$258
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Justine's treatment was fully funded on October 31, 2016.
  • Justine's story
  • Justine's update
September 21, 2016

Photo of Justine post-operation

November 15, 2016

Justine successfully and safely delivered her baby.

Justine’s elective c-section was a success! Justine delivered a healthy baby boy, and the surgery prevented Justine from suffering a rapture...

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Justine's Timeline

  • September 21, 2016
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Justine was submitted by Barnabas Oyesiga, Communications Officer at The Kellermann Foundation.

  • September 21, 2016
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Justine received treatment at Bwindi Community Hospital in Uganda. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • October 7, 2016
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Justine's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • October 31, 2016
    FULLY FUNDED

    Justine's treatment was fully funded.

  • November 15, 2016
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Justine's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Funded by 8 donors

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Samuel is a smart, playful boy aged one year and eight months old. He loves martial arts and can recite the entire alphabet. He loves to pray with his mother. Before he was born, a prophet told his mother that she would give birth to a son named Samuel. She was very happy to have a son as her older children are all girls. Samuel's mother cleans the street for a living. She carries her son on her back and cleans the street early in the morning. Sometime back, Samuel contracted pneumonia due to the cold mornings, and she stopped working for a while. She has recently resumed to help support her family. Her husband works as a day laborer, but he does not have consistent work. The family lives in a rented single-room mud house. Their income is minimal, and they struggle to meet their daily expenses. They receive government donated food on public holidays. An international organization supports one of her school-going daughters, paying for her education and donating some food every month. Samuel was born with a congenital condition called epispadias, where the urethra does not develop into a full tube, and the urine exits the body from an unusual site. As a result of this condition, Samuel experiences constant urinary leakage and is unable to urinate while standing like other boys. Samuel is scheduled for epispadias repair but his family is not able to meet the surgery costs. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Samuel receive treatment. On March 12th, surgeons at their care center BKMCM will perform an epispadias repair surgery so that Samuel can live more comfortably and confidently. Now, Samuel's family needs help to fund this $1,040 procedure. Samuel's mother says, "I love him so much that I pray every day that he will be fine after the surgery. I am worried that I might lose him during the surgery, but I want him to heal and become like other boys, so I consented to him having the surgery. I wish for him to become continent, and attend school someday."

$169raised
$871to go