“Josefa heard about our arthritis clinic from some others who were successfully treated there (and funded by Watsi),” Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK) tells us about this 38-year-old woman, loving mother, and only parent to her children from Guatemala. “She hopes that we can help her as well, so that she can ‘live in stability in my home and help my children become who they are supposed to be.’ “
Josefa has had rheumatoid arthritis for the last seven years, with severe joint pain in her hands and feet. “She has never sought help from a doctor for this because she has very limited funds,” WK says. “She has trouble walking and most mornings, when she [is] particularly stiff, she can’t prepare breakfast or help her children get ready for school.”
The WK team is on the case and optimistic. “With aggressive medical treatment, we expect that Josefa’s pain and joint stiffness/swelling will resolve, and that she will be able to work, walk and care for her children better than she has been able to in the last seven years,” they write.
Josefa’s hope is in the right place. WK can help – so let’s fund the $425 it will cost to do so.