Nicholaus is the second child to his mother who has two children. At the beginning of the year, his father was killed in an accident. Since then, his mother moved the small family back to her parents home in Tanzania to live. Since birth, Nicholaus has had noisy breathing especially while he sleeps. This has been diagnosed as enlarged adenoids, and the condition requires surgical removal which costs $488. Not only do the enlarged adenoids affect Nicholaus' breathing, but he has difficulty eating as well. It is expected this surgery and care will be successful and his mother will be able to take him home soon after. The family are subsistence farmers in a village about 45 minutes from the Plaster House, the treatment center Nicholaus will receive care at. Nicholaus' mother would like her son to grow up to become a nurse or teacher. "Thank you for helping my child," Nicholaus' mother shares.