Benjie is a student (pictured in the green shirt) who likes to play outside with his friends and his four siblings, and help his mother do the household chores.
His symptoms started last November 2015 and from that time on, he has suffered pain around his right inguinal area and his schooling has been compromised due to the pain. He has been confined at home to rest and he likes to rest and sleep in a prone position with a pillow underneath his lower abdominal area. Normally, Benjie is very active and attentive to school and during playtime. However, he had stopped going to school since January 2016 because of the pain he felt and has to repeat the same grade next school opening.
After surgery, Benjie would like to continue his schooling. He is excited to play without restrictions - running and carrying stuff by himself. Benjie’s parents both finished elementary education and they were both laborers at a farm nearby. His mother stopped working to look after Benjie when he started to feel extreme pain due to his condition, so his father is the only one earning for their family.
“The only hope I have is that someone can help us,” shares Benjie’s mother. “This would be a great testimony to my family and to the entire community. I have great hopes that my son will be able to go back to school again, and I can help my husband to work so we can provide for the needs of our children.”