January 14, 2016
Shivan lives in Uganda with her three older siblings and parents, who work as small landowners and farm for a living. “Her mother also has a small shop in the village where she sells household items,” our medical partner, the Kellermann Foundation (KF), tells us. “On Sundays, the family enjoys going to church.”
“Shivan is only three-months-old, but her mother is diabetic and has not been able to nurse properly, and Shivan is suffering from malnutrition,” KF explains. “She has oedema and is very lethargic.” This is a condition that has developed from Shivan’s malnutrition where excess fluid collects in tissue or body cavities.
$375 will fund treatment for Shivan’s malnutrition, which will allow her to “return to normal development patterns,” KF continues.
“Thank you so much for all the help,” shares Shivan’s mother, “I have been very worried about my daughter.”
Shivan lives in Uganda with her three older siblings and parents, who work as small landowners and farm for a living. “Her mother also has a...
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February 12, 2016
Shivan is undergoing further treatment for malnutrition and a heart condition.
Shivan was originally being treated for malnutrition, however our medical partner, the Kellermann Foundation, changed her treatment plan because, “after she was admitted, her doctors discovered she had a heart defect.” Upon discovering this, “Shivan has been transferred to a specialist center for further treatment.”
Shivan’s doctors have supplied Shivan with a special food formula to treat her malnutrition while her heart defect is being treated.
Shivan’s mother shares, “I am very worried about my daughter, but so grateful I got help at Bwindi (the Watsi partner hospital). I didn’t know she was so sick.”
Shivan was originally being treated for malnutrition, however our medical partner, the Kellermann Foundation, changed her treatment plan bec...
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