March 20, 2015
“Bakary is a charming nine-month-old boy who is joyous in the arms of his mother,” reports our medical partner in Mali, Project Muso.
Bakary was born with a life threatening anorectal malformation, which prevents him from passing stool normally. Fortunately, he received an emergency colostomy to temporarily connect his intestines and his skin. Bakary now needs the second stage of surgery, which will reattach his intestine with a reconstructed anus and allow him to regain full function in his colon.
Bakary’s father is a construction worker who only makes enough money to feed his family, and cannot afford the $321 surgery.
“Bakary’s parents love their children and hope to send them to school to get the kind of education that they never had the opportunity to receive themselves,” says Project Muso. “They dream that one day Bakary could grow up to become a doctor, to provide healing to others through his career.”
"Bakary is a charming nine-month-old boy who is joyous in the arms of his mother," reports our medical partner in Mali, Project Muso.
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June 9, 2015
Bakary received treatment for anorectal malformation.
“Bakary has completed his surgery and he is recovering well,” says our medical partner, Project Muso (PM). “Wound healing is evolving well but not yet complete. His wound is in the process of healing and he is still receiving medical follow up to ensure complete wound healing is successfully. This surgery will enable Bakary to recover normal bowel function, saving him from the potentially fatal bowel obstruction. He now looks forward to a relatively normal life.”
“My happiness today makes me forget so many sufferings,” says Bakary’s mother.
Bakary’s mother thanks and prays for those who have helped her and her son through a difficult time.
"Bakary has completed his surgery and he is recovering well," says our medical partner, Project Muso (PM). "Wound healing is evolving well b...
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