Success! Maxwell from Kenya raised $384 to fund hernia surgery.

Maxwell
$384
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Fully funded
Maxwell's treatment was fully funded on July 1, 2019.
  • Maxwell's story
  • Maxwell's update
March 26, 2019

Photo of Maxwell post-operation

April 6, 2019

Maxwell underwent hernia surgery.

The repair was successful and he will no longer experience negative symptoms. His mother says, “I am lost for words to express how happy...

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Maxwell's Timeline

  • March 26, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

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

  • March 27, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Maxwell received treatment at AIC Kapsowar Hospital in Kenya. 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.

  • March 29, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Maxwell's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • April 6, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Maxwell's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • July 1, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Maxwell's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 19 donors

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Panha is a happy child from Kampong Chhnang province, approximately two hours away from the capital of Phnom Penh. She lives with her parents, an older sister, and her grandparents. Her father works in a local cloth weaving factory, her mother sells groceries, and her grandparents are rice farmers. At home, Panha likes to help her mother with the groceries and play with dolls. Her favorite meal is fried chicken and soup. Panha was born with macrodactyly of the toes on her left foot. Macrodactyly is a condition where toes or fingers are abnormally large due to the overgrowth of bone and soft tissue. Her parents are worried that as she grows, she may have difficulty walking, wearing shoes, and being teased by other kids when she starts school. Because her family could not afford care for her, a clinic referred her to our medical partner, Children's Surgical Center (CSC), where they hoped she could receive free or low-cost care. Doctors at CSC have determined that one of her toes needs to be amputated, and two other toes must be disarticulated (separated from the joint to avoid further disfigurement). Her parents need assistance with the cost of the $479 operation to cover the cost of surgery, medications, hospitalization, and physical therapy post-operation. Panha's mother said: "I hope my daughter's foot will look normal like her other foot. We want her to walk without problems as she grows and hope children will not make fun of her when she goes to school."

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