Angelo, a 9-year-old boy, is the fifth of eight siblings. He enjoys playing with his younger sister. Angelo was born with an abnormal condition in a sensitive area. He underwent surgery when he was seven days old, but his family's financial limitations prevented doctors from completing treatment. For this reason, his activities are limited, and he often experiences indigestion and weight loss. Though Angelo finished preschool, his condition has prevented him from enrolling in first grade because school is too far from home. Angelo flew from his rural home to the city of Bacolod to receive treatment. On November 24, Angelo underwent corrective surgery. He will be monitored for two weeks and will undergo a followup surgery several months from now. Angelo's father works as a tenant on a farm, and his mother is a housewife. They cannot afford this $1,500 procedure, and they need our help. "I am so thankful for this opportunity that has come to us," says Angelo's mother. "I never thought that Angelo would be treated because of our financial situation...This has given us hope for Angelo and for his future. I am looking forward to Angelo being fully well, going to school, and fulfilling whatever dreams he has. I know he will have a better future."

The lovely Anani is a nine-month old baby girl from Guatemala who has been suffering from near constant seizures since birth. These seizures are interfering with her growth and development, so much so that both her motor and verbal development are very delayed. Anani's parents want the very best for her, and hope she may have the "same chances that our other children have, to grow up healthy," they tell us. "They came to us by word of mouth," our medical partner, Wuqu' Kawoq, explains, "they've heard great things from other families with developmentally delayed children about how amazing the Watsi-sponsored program is in terms of turning around these cases and producing great results." "There is some urgency to this case because Anani is in a critical window where, if we can fix this problem, her brain potential is probably still preserved and she can rebound from the delays that she has had," says Wuqu Kawoq. With our partner's great track record of helping children such as Anani, acute seizure treatment is expected to control her seizures, thereby allowing her to develop normally. $745 is all it takes to get Anani the treatment she needs to regulate her seizures and improve her quality of life!