Meet Hikmat, a 16-year-old boy from Nepal. “He lives with his parents, two brothers, and two sisters," shares our medical partner, Possible. "Hikmat enjoys reading Nepali stories in school and loves to play football with his siblings." Two weeks ago, Hikmat developed a painful abscess on his neck. A abscess occurs when a confined pocket of pus collects in tissues, organs, or spaces inside the body. "The area hurts and also causes fevers at night," Possible explains. Hikamat went with his cousin to Possible's hospital for treatment. With $220, “Hikamat's abscess will be drained and a hygienic dressing will be used to ensure the wound heals properly. His fever and pain are expected to go down,” Possible explains.

Kattie is a 27-year-old mother from Haiti who currently lives with breast cancer. “Kattie’s pain makes it hard to carry her baby with her right arm, “ shares our medical partner, Project Medishare (PM). “The skin around her breast has also broken open, causing fluids to leak through her bra and shirt.” PM continues, “Kattie is a young mother, whose parents both passed when she was young. However, she has a supportive sister, who will travel with Kattie to the Dominican Republic (DR) for her radiation. Kattie is quiet, strong, and resolute; she hasn't worked since becoming pregnant, but she hopes to go back to school when she is better.” Kattie will need to spend two to four weeks at a hospital in the DR before returning to Haiti for chemotherapy. For $1500 we can fund her travel, hospital stay, and treatment. “It is still possible for her to be cured," her doctor shares. "Kattie will continue taking care of her baby and hopes to eventually go back to school.”