“Since his birth, Kendal has been hospitalized multiple times because of an inability to eat and digest certain foods,” says our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK). “Now his health status has been further complicated by a diagnosis of strabismus, a misalignment of the eyes which can impair vision.”
Kendal is a two-year-old boy from Guatemala who lives with his mother and grandparents. He’s an only child, and his mother cleans houses to provide for him.
WK explains, “So far he has been treated with glasses, but that treatment has been ineffective, and now he needs surgery. Strabismus in children does not correct itself, so without surgery, Kendal will not improve and will not be able to see well.”
“Treatment for Kendal will consist of further evaluation from an eye specialist, surgery to correct his strabismus, and post-op follow-up treatment, as well as accompaniment and transportation throughout his treatment process,” WK says. Surgery and other treatment costs $1,500, a cost Kendal’s mother cannot afford.
Kendal’s mother says, “Now that Kendal doesn’t go to the hospital as much as he used to, I hope that he will be able see better and be able to grow up like any other child.”