John is a talkative 47-year-old taxi driver from Kenya. He is married and has two children.
John had been feeling constant abdominal pain, but he ignored it. Recently, he collapsed and experienced abdominal difficulty for five days. Once he was admitted to the hospital, a doctor diagnosed John with a perforated duodenal ulcer and recommended a laparotomy to repair the damage to his intestines.
Without treatment, the ulcer may cause a life-threatening infection in John’s entire body. Fortunately, he is scheduled to undergo surgery on January 4. Now, his family needs help raising $750 to pay for this treatment.
He says, “I can wait to go back to work and above all take care of my family after I am healed.”