Alvis is an 18-month-old boy from Kenya. He lives in Nairobi with his family of two children. Alvis’s father works as a painter, and his mother stays home to care for the children.
Recently, he has been experiencing vomiting and troubling symptoms. The family visited many hospitals but did not receive a diagnosis or treatment due to lack of money. Finally, the family visited our medical partner’s care center.
Alvis has a brain tumor. Without treatment, the tumor may lead to vision loss, brain damage, or death. Fortunately, he will undergo a craniotomy to remove the tumor on March 26. His family needs help raising $1,500 to fund surgery.
“At night I twist and turn worried from the heart retching cries from Alvis and occasionally drift into nightmares of having lost him. I have faith that this will change soon,” shares Alvis’s mother.