Success! Brianna from Tanzania raised $608 to fund burn contracture release.

Brianna
$608
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Brianna's treatment was fully funded on December 25, 2019.
  • Brianna's story
  • Brianna's update
September 23, 2019

Photo of Brianna post-operation

November 10, 2019

Brianna underwent burn contracture release.

Brianna had a successful surgery that has helpfully release her left-hand fingers that had been partially released but she couldn’t still ho...

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Brianna's Timeline

  • September 23, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Brianna was submitted by Robert Kariuki, Process Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • September 24, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Brianna 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.

  • September 27, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Brianna's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • November 10, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Brianna's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • December 25, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Brianna's treatment was fully funded.

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Junoir is a student from Kenya, currently he is in fifth grade. He resides in the interiors of Igembe North County and is the eldest child of three. He has twin younger sisters. Junoir and his family live on Junior's grandfather’s land, where his mother grows maize and beans. They have a single room house built of poles and an open kitchen roofed with a polythene paper. Junior's mother uses the money she gets from her daily jobs to pay for her children's school supplies and household necessities. For ten months, Junoir has been experiencing pain in his left groin from a symptomatic hernia. He was taken to the nearby health center where he was treated for an infection. He improved, but the pain recurred. He was referred to a regional clinic, but they did not have transportation. Later Maua Methodist Hospital announced a medical camp near them, and it was a great relief to Junior and also his mother. He was seen by the doctors in the medical camp and referred to the hospital where they found left testicular swelling from the hernia. If not treated, it can progress to intestinal complications. Fortunately, on February 15th, he will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $733 to fund Junoir's surgery. Once completed, this procedure will allow him to live more comfortably and confidently. Junior's mother says, "Please help my son so that he can continue with schooling with ease. I believe he has a bright future ahead”.

$118raised
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