Carrie Ross
Carrie's Story

Carrie joined Watsi on December 25th, 2014. 86 other people also joined Watsi on that day! Carrie's most recent donation traveled 8,800 miles to support Leakhena, a 2-year-old girl from Cambodia, to fund surgery to remove a lump on her head.

Impact

Carrie has funded healthcare for 29 patients in 10 countries.

Patients funded by Carrie

Chit is a 40-year-old woman from Burma. This past April, she and her husband have moved in with her sister and two nephews in Mae Sot, a border city in Thailand, while she receives treatment. Prior to the move, Chit would sell various fruits from their home in the village, but she had to close her shop once they moved. Her husband has been unable to work due to his disability. They are now supported by Chit's sister, who works as a waitress at a restaurant. In her free time, Chit enjoys gardening and growing various fruit trees, such as avocado, lime, banana, and pomegranate. In the future, she wants to grow and sell fruit tree saplings because she greatly enjoys growing fruit trees! Since August of last year, Chit has been experiencing slight lower abdominal pains. She especially experiences tightness on the right side of her abdomen in the morning right after she wakes up. She has been diagnosed with a uterine fibroid, a noncancerous growth of the uterus. Doctors have advised her to undergo a total abdominal hysterectomy, the surgical removal of her uterus and cervix. If left untreated, Chit's symptoms will continue to worsen and put her at risk for further health complications in the future. Fortunately, Chit is scheduled to undergo her hysterectomy on July 26th. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to cover the total cost of her procedure and care. Once recovered, she will no longer experience pain and will be able to return home and work again. Chit shares, “I had to leave my house, and I always have to take care of my husband. But I also have to take care of myself because I am ill. Sometimes, I feel sad and tired of my life. I know surgery will help me...”

$1,500raised
Fully funded

Sefas is a small-scale farmer and mother to 4 children. She lost her husband in 2000, but managed to raise her children through small-scale farming. She grows food crops on her small piece of land. Sefas also keeps a cow and earns supplemental income by selling the milk. Despite facing challenges and myths surrounding girls' education in her generation, Sefas was determined to complete primary school. However, her parents were unable to support her further education and she was forced to drop out. Now two of her sons are teachers, and both of her daughters are tailors. For the past six months, Sefas has been experiencing bleeding, causing her to develop anemia. She also experiences severe lower abdominal pain and backaches. She has a history of blood transfusions and was recommended for surgery but could not afford the cost of the treatment. As the pain worsened, she was brought to the hospital again. She has been diagnosed with premalignant cervical lesion. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Sefas's surgery. On December 16th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Sefas will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Sefas says, "My health has always been good until recently when this illness took over my life. I trust that with your support, I will be able to receive treatment and get well."

$219raised
Fully funded

Sherline is a 7-year-old playful girl from Kenya. Last Friday, Shirlene arrived at the hospital with pain in her right leg and head after being hit by a tree branch. Sherline had gone to fetch firewood with her friends when the accident happened. She was rushed to the hospital by samaritans and on arrival, an x-ray was done which confirmed a right femur fracture. Because she was unable to use her leg and was in pain, Sherline was put on traction to reduce pain, avoid irritation, and help put tension on the displaced bone. Sherline was born and raised in a village in Elgeyo Marakwet County. She was the firstborn child of a single mother. In 2015, during the Marakwet and Pokot clashes in their region, her mother was eloped and taken away to an unknown location. Since then Sherline has not seen her mum and, currently, she stays with her elderly grandmother. Shirlene's grandmother is a farmer of millet for their family's consumption. They live in a two-roomed grass-thatched house.  Sherline is going through a tough experience with intense pain, trauma, and discomfort. She needs urgent help to fix her condition. Their family is facing financial hardship and is asking anyone reading Sherline's story to help her raise the fee for her surgery. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help. On December 16th, Sherline will undergo a fracture repair procedure, called an open reduction and internal fixation. The surgery will reduce the pain, initiate her healing, and help her to walk easily again. Now, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,016 to fund this procedure. Shirleen's guardian shared, "It's paining me to see her cry in pain, I want her to receive treatment and be able to walk again."

$1,016raised
Fully funded