"We call Nehissa our princess at home," says Nehissa's mother about her one-year-old daughter from Haiti. "Of course she is a princess; we love her very much and my only wish is to see her able to have a healthy life." "Nehissa is the first baby of the family," Project Medishare (PM) tells us. "Her mother is a raw food products seller in the streets and the father is a taxi driver. The mother says she loves to go to church and spend time with the family." "One month after she was born, Nehissa had seizures, fever and flu," the PM team writes. "After the hospital transferred them to our facilities where a CT scan has been performed on the baby's head, the family knew that it wa] hydrocephalus disease." Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," puts potentially fatal pressure on the brain. It's treated with a shunt that helps to drain the excess fluid in the brain. With $1260, clinicians will be able to provide Nehissa a shunt replacement to reduce head swelling associated with hydrocephalus and prevent her from having seizures in the future. Let's help Nehissa's family give their princess the best care they can possibly provide by funding her care.

“We just pray that our daughter will be able to walk so that she can be independent, go to school and pursue her future career. Lord willing later on she will be helpful to us and the society at large,” Karen’s mother says. Meet Karen, a happy and friendly one-year-old baby girl from Tanzania. Karen is very energetic and likes to crawl. She also enjoys listening to music, clapping her hands and swinging her body sideways in delight. But Karen also has bilateral clubfoot, a condition that causes her to use the lateral aspect of her feet when walking. This is painful and ultimately ineffective -- without treatment she'll never walk or run normally, which will affect her ability to attend school. “If not treated, Karen’s gait will be affected and she will most likely develop early osteoarthritis of the feet,” Karen’s doctors at AMHF warn. Karen’s mother sells fruits at a kiosk close near the family's home, and her father is a self-employed constructor. "Karen’s parents both work very hard to earn enough to care for their two children, but they still find the cost of treating Karen’s condition too high for them to afford,” shares our medical partner African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). Together we can ensure Karen receives access to the medical care she needs. $1,160 will cover the entire cost of treatment, including x-rays, braces, and surgery. Once treated AMHF says, “Karen will be able to walk on plantigrade; as she continues to grow she will be able to walk to school and pursue her future career.”

Meet 12-year-old Dieulephete from Haiti. He's in the fifth grade and has many friends in the neighborhood he lives in with his mother, grandmother, and two brothers. "His favorite activities are to watch soccer matches on TV, and draw sketches of cars and buildings," the Haiti Cardiac Alliance (HCA) tells us. "Dieulephete was born with a cardiac condition called patent ductus arteriosus, in which a hole between the aorta and the pulmonary artery which normally closes naturally when a child is born, instead remains open," HCA writes. "Blood flows through this hole, preventing normal circulation through the body. As a result, Dieulephete is frequently short of breath and out of energy." Health City Cayman Islands has stepped up to help with Dieulephete's surgery, providing $5,000 to close the hole in his heart. But he still needs $1,500 for surgery prep and overseas transport. "Following closure of the hole, Dieulephete should be able to lead a normal life with no cardiac symptoms," HCA says. "We were told not long after Dieulephete was born that he had this problem, but we didn't know what we could do about it," says Dieulephete's mother. "We're very happy to have a chance to fix the hole in his heart!" All that's left to do is fund the remaining $1500 of Dieulephete's treatment so he can continue his life full of energy- which includes prep and overseas transport. Let's do this!