Success! Gladness from Tanzania raised $608 to fund repair surgery.

Gladness
$608
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Gladness's treatment was fully funded on June 15, 2018.
  • Gladness's story
  • Gladness's update
May 16, 2018

Photo of Gladness post-operation

July 5, 2018

Gladness underwent repair surgery.

Surgery was successful. She can now stand more comfortably, and she will soon be able to walk. Gladness’s mother says, “I am grateful fo...

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Gladness's Timeline

  • May 16, 2018
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Gladness was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, Curative Medical Support Program-Partner Representative at African Mission Healthcare.

  • May 18, 2018
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Gladness received treatment at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) in Tanzania. 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.

  • May 23, 2018
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Gladness's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 15, 2018
    FULLY FUNDED

    Gladness's treatment was fully funded.

  • July 5, 2018
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Gladness's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Funded by 14 donors

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Ignitius is a 12-year-old boy - the second in a family of four siblings in junior secondary school, grade seven. His elder sibling has just completed class eight; the rest are in primary school. He dropped out of school in grade four and went to look for a job as a house helper to support the family. Ignitius' father does any casual job available to bring food to the table for his family. Ignitius' mother is also a simple laborer. She works on other people's farms where she digs, weeds, and sometimes washes clothes for a small wage. They have a small piece of land where they have kept two goats and three chickens. They reside in a three-roomed timber house and have a small kitchen built of poles. It was late in the evening on November 16th. His mother sent him to the nearest open-air market to buy cabbage and potatoes. Unfortunately, he was hit by a speeding motorbike, which disappeared immediately after the accident. His parents were informed of the accident over the phone. They rushed him to a clinic, where they were referred to Maua Hospital. He arrived to the hospital with an open tibia fibular fracture and was in much pain. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Ignitius receive treatment. On November 17, surgeons will perform surgery to restore his limb function. Now, Ignitius and his family need help to fund this $741 procedure. Ignitius' father says, "Please help my son; he is in deep pain. Kindly help us to fund the surgery costs."

$291raised
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