Meet three-year-old Martin from Kenya. He is the only child to his young mother, who is also supported by her parents so she can care for her baby boy.
Recently Martin had an accident and burned his left leg. “Martin’s mother had lit a kerosene lamp one day and placed it next to the bed where Martin was sleeping,” our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), tells us. “She rushed to a nearby shop and when she returned she found that the lamp had fallen on the bed. Neighbors came in and assisted in putting out the blaze before rushing baby Martin to the hospital.”
The burn on Martin’s leg is making it difficult for him to walk. But for $1125 surgeons at AMHF’s hospital will be able to perform a contracture release surgery. “We expect that Martin will be able to walk well after the surgery and he will live a normal life,” the AMHF team writes about expected outcomes for Martin if the procedure is performed.
“I want my son to walk normally again,” says Martin’s mother hopefully. Let’s turn her hope into a reality by funding Martin’s care.
