February 24, 2015
“As Angelina kept growing, so did the mass,” says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). “Despite her condition, Angelina is an active and happy baby.”
Seven-month-old Angelina is from Tanzania, and was born with a closed myelomeningocele – a mass on her lower back which can rupture anytime. If it were to rupture, AMHF tells us, the loss of cerebral spinal fluid would be life-threatening for her.
For $1100, AMHF can operate on Angelina and remove the mass. She will no longer have the condition and her family will not need worry about a potential rupture. Her parents work hard selling maize and millet to support the family, but cannot come up with the funds for her surgery.
“It is our great hope that our daughter will get the right treatment to remove the swelling on her lower back as it keeps growing bigger and bigger,” says Angelina’s mother. “We want her to be able to crawl, walk and continue with normal growth like the rest of our children so that later on she can also go to school.”
"As Angelina kept growing, so did the mass," says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). "Despite her condition,...
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April 15, 2015
Angelina received surgery to remove the mass on her back.
“I cannot express the joy that I feel inside my heart seeing my baby alive and without a mass on her back,” Angelina’s mother tells us. “I am so grateful for the financial support because for sure I would have never been able to provide the care that my baby needed. Angelina is still active as she was, [and] happy, and I pray that she will continue to grow well and later on become a beautiful, independent young lady.”
“Angelina is doing great!” our medical partners at African Mission Healthcare Foundation add. “The surgery was very successful and the wound on Angelina’s lower back is healing very well. Angelina is able to sit on her own and still has sensation on her legs and her muscles are strong; that means she will be able to walk as time goes on.”
"I cannot express the joy that I feel inside my heart seeing my baby alive and without a mass on her back," Angelina's mother tells us. "I a...
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