July 22, 2014
Dayana has just made a full recovery from cancer! She had a cancerous growth in her left leg, which required amputation. Although she has beaten cancer, without a leg, she moves slowly on crutches and is embarrassed at school.
Our medical partner, Wuqu Kawoq’, writes, “Dayana’s family is so happy that she’s beaten her cancer. However, they would now like to see her walk independently again. Unfortunately, prosthetics are very expensive and difficult to obtain in Guatemala, and they don’t have the connections or the funds to make it happen.”
For $1,255, Dayana will receive a molded leg prosthetic, which will improve her mobility, her independence, and her higher self-esteem. Let’s give Dayana this prosthetic so she can focus on her education rather than the other kids teasing her!
Dayana has just made a full recovery from cancer! She had a cancerous growth in her left leg, which required amputation. Although she has be...
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February 12, 2015
Dayana received a molded prosthetic leg to improve her mobility and self-esteem.
“This is such an amazing case,” Dayana’s doctors at our medical partner in Guatemala write. “Dayana had to have her leg amputated because of cancer. Subsequently she’s done amazingly well. The cancer is in remission and she is back to her usual self, except missing a leg, and disabled as a result. Last month, we were finally able to fit Dayan with her new prosthetic leg. This feels like the final step in her long treatment journey. Now, she is really ‘healed’ - cancer gone and back and standing on her own two feet.”
"This is such an amazing case," Dayana's doctors at our medical partner in Guatemala write. "Dayana had to have her leg amputated because of...
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