Stephen is a father of two from Kenya. His children are aged five and four years old. Stephen works as a casual laborer, maintaining machines for a repair company and getting work whenever he can. Stephen needs urgent surgery, and his family is requesting assistance to afford the costs of his procedure.
One year ago, Stephen began to experience troubling symptoms, including severe bloating and vomiting. He visited a nearby hospital for treatment, but his symptoms worsened after he returned home, forcing his family to take him to another facility. He was diagnosed with perforated ulcers, requiring urgent surgery to close the opening in his stomach. Stephen underwent the procedure and was later discharged. However, just four days later, Stephen noticed discharge coming from his surgical wound. When he returned to the hospital, his condition had become critical, and he was immediately referred to our medical partner’s facility.
Upon arrival at our facility, Stephen was in severe pain. Further tests confirmed that his ulcers had perforated once again and that the previous surgical repair had failed, causing stomach contents to leak into his duodenum and putting his life at immediate risk. His physicians recommend an emergency laparotomy, which is a surgery that opens up the abdominal cavity to treat his condition.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,500 to fund Stephen’s surgery. He will undergo surgery at AIC Kijabe Hospital that, once completed, will greatly improve his quality of life.
Stephen says, “I was in so much pain that I don’t even remember how I got to the hospital, but I’m grateful to be alive.”