February 24, 2015
This is Seada, a 19-year-old young woman from Ethiopia. “Seada lives with her parents and older sister in a single room hut in a remote village,” explains our medical partner, Ortho FOCOS (OF). “She is unable to work and is supported by her parents who are peasant farmers. Seada is in school and dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. She also loves to read.”
Seada has kyphosis - an unnatural curvature of her spine that creates a large hump on her back. “She cannot work and is often teased because of her condition. Walking is very difficult and she is unable to lay on her back. She is in a great deal of pain,” explains OF.
For $1,500, Seada will receive corrective surgery, from which she “is expected to receive significant benefits. It will stop her condition from progressing and will save her life. She is not expected to return to a ‘normal’ stature, but she will see significant gains,” explains OF.
This is Seada, a 19-year-old young woman from Ethiopia. “Seada lives with her parents and older sister in a single room hut in a remote vill...
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June 1, 2015
Seada received treatment to correct a curved spine.
“Seada is now doing well,” her doctor at Ortho FOCOS tells us. “She now looks straighter than she was before. She can now breathe well and she feels happy. She is eagerly looking forward to going back to school confidently when she returns to Ethiopia. She dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and is looking forward to achieving that as she now feels healthier, happier and stronger both mentally and physically.”
“Seada is thankful to everyone who contributed in one way or the other towards her life transforming surgery,” her doctor continues. “She prays for God’s blessings for everyone.”
"Seada is now doing well," her doctor at Ortho FOCOS tells us. "She now looks straighter than she was before. She can now breathe well and s...
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