“I hope that my daughter’s fingers can be separated and straightened to allow her to use her hand properly,” shares Teyesi’s mother. Say hello to Teyesi, a one-year-old girl from Tanzania who is an only child.
While running around at home a few months ago, Teyesi accidentally tripped and fell. “Her hand went right into a pot full of hot water,” our medical partner, African Medical Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), continues. “Teyesi suffered severe burns of which the wound healed but now she is left with a non-functional hand due to the contracture of her right fingers.”
Teyesi’s parents keep livestock to support their family but due to disease, they have lost quite a few of them. “They badly need financial support so that their daughter can get the surgery which she needs,” explains AMHF.
Together we can fund the $550 single contracture release treatment that Teyesi needs to repair her right hand. AMHF tells us that with this surgery, “Teyesi will have a functional hand.” Let’s support Teyesi and her family!