Mariam is a 12-year-old girl from Tanzania. She is one of four children. She lives with her mother, who works as a cook at a local school.
The family first noticed a problem when Mariam started feeling pain in her hips. For the first time, Mariam’s family sought help from a hospital. At the hospital, Miriam was diagnosed with exostosis, a condition characterized by the benign outgrowth of cartilaginous tissue on a bone. If not treated, the mass may continue to grow.
Mariam likes going to school, but she hasn’t been able to attend recently. She will undergo surgery to remove the mass on January 12. For $920, we can fund this procedure.
“We hope after surgery, Mariam will be able to return to school to continue her studies,” says her older brother, “because education is the key to life.”