Meet Shemiken! He is a sweet one-year-old baby boy from Haiti living with his parents and three older siblings. Shemiken was born with hydrocephalus, a condition causing an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain, massive head size and sun setting eyes. In addition to these symptoms, Shemiken is experiencing fever and vomiting. If left untreated, this condition can lead to brain damage, a loss in mental and physical abilities, and even death. We can fund a successful treatment for $1,260. “Doctors will drain the excess fluid in Shemiken’s head and prevent more fluid from accumulating. This treatment will save his life and allow him to have a healthier life and bring joy to his family,” reports our medical partner, Project Medishare. “I do not know what to do because I don’t have money to provide care to my son. I wish to go back home with good results and rejoin the rest of the family,” explains Shemiken’s mother. Let’s pitch in to give little Shemiken the shot at life he deserves!

Meet Srey Lin, a 17-year-old from Cambodia! Srey Lin is a student who "really likes to play football with her friends, and is one of the few girls that will play with the boys," according to the staff at our medical partner Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). Recently, while playing football with her friends, she fell and fractured her wrist. CSC adds, "now she can’t go to school because it is impossible for her to write without there being pain. So she can’t go to school and can’t work, and she feels like a horrible burden on her parents." Due to financial status, Srey Lin’s parents cannot afford to pay for the corrective treatment. A friend referred Srey Lin to CSC where they are certain they can help! Srey Lin’s treatment at CSC will include an Open Reduction and Internal Fixation or ORIF surgery to repair the fracture in her wrist. With this surgery, CSC says Srey Lin "will have full range of motion in her wrist and no more pain." For $405, we can fund this surgery and help Srey Lin get back to school and the football field, pain free!

This is Ma Nay, a 43-year-old woman who lives in Burma. "Ma Nay has worked on the farm since she was a young girl," our medical partner, Burma Border Projects, writes. "But now she has health problems and she cannot work like before." Ma Nay has had a uterine mass since she was 34. In the last month, however, the pain in her stomach and her uterus has been greater. In addition, Ma Nay has also experienced constipation and has had difficulty urinating. "She experiences back pain when she sits for long periods of time," BBP writes. "The mass is so large that she can feel its hardness from the outside of her clothes." Doctors have recommended a surgical procedure to address the mass and relieve Ma Nay's pain. The procedure, including hospitalization, medication, and outpatient care, will cost $1500.

Htay, a wife, mother, and grandmother from Burma, began to experience dizziness, pain in her back, and numbness in early 2013. Htay hoped her symptoms would go away, but the pain became too intense to avoid. Our medical partner, Burma Border Projects, writes, “Later in 2013 Htay was diagnosed with myoma, which is characterized by tumors in the uterus, which requires a hysterectomy. Htay worries how she will afford the surgery with her children’s university fees and living expenses.” Htay and her husband, a driver, need help raising $1,500 to pay for her treatment. Burma Border Projects
 reports, “With the help of your donations, Htay can receive her hysterectomy. She will then be able to continue caring for her growing children and grandchild for years to come.”

Meet Pamellah! 32-year-old Pamellah lives with her husband and two children in Kenya. When she’s not caring for her children, she’s working with her husband on their small-scale farm. Happily married for over 12 years, Pamellah and her husband are now expecting their third child. Pamellah’s pregnancy is going well but she has been experiencing typical symptoms like morning sickness and mood swings. Pamellah wants to ensure she and her third child get off to the healthiest start possible. She hopes to receive important health education and deliver her baby at a medical center with trained health personnel. Pamellah and her husband currently can’t afford to fund a hospital delivery. For $215 we can help Pamellah and her new baby receive essential healthcare services during delivery and medical attention post-delivery. Let’s help Pamellah and her new baby get the care they need!