Meet Carlos! He is a three-month-old baby boy from Kenya and the youngest of three siblings. His parents are small-scale farmers, relying on their earning from the farm to provide the basic necessities for their family.
Carlos has hydrocephalus, which is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain. This condition causes massive head size, intracranial pressure, and setting-sun eyes. Without surgery, Carlos is likely to suffer brain damage, blindness, and premature death.
“I have no idea how it will be done, but my hope and prayer is to see my son receive treatment,” says Carlos’s mother. For $980, we can fund a shunt incision to drain the fluid from Carlos’s head, reducing intra cranial pressure and preventing blindness and brain damage. Let’s help Carlos and his family move forward together!