“I would love to see Jeff grow up to be a healthy man, capable of starting his own family,” shares the mother of Jeff, an 11-year-old Kenyan boy.
Last year, Jeff’s mother noticed that one of his testes seemed to be absent from his scrotum. At the hospital, a scan revealed that his right testicle has not descended from his abdomen. Though this is not an uncommon occurrence among many infant boys, the testicles should drop by the age of nine months. Without further medical attention, Jeff’s condition could lead to dangerous complications, ranging from infection and infertility to testicular cancer.
However, Jeff’s family is not able to pay for his treatment. Last year, his parents separated, leaving him and his brother under the sole support of their mother. Her salary from part-time salon work is not enough to meet anything beyond the daily needs of the boys.
The family’s financial difficulty was made more intense when Jeff’s brother, Moen, had to undergo surgery this year for the same condition that Jeff has.
But we can help. $459 will sponsor the procedure that Jeff will undergo on April 11—a surgical release of his testicle into the scrotal sac. This sum will also cover the necessary lab tests and four-day hospital stay.
Let’s make sure that Jeff and his mother can rest easy knowing that he is safe from both short- and long-term complications.
