Meet Jane, a 50-year-old widow with three children in one of the biggest slums in Kenya.
“It is by God’s grace that Jane is alive today. Jane slipped and fell down the stairs of a building from the seventh floor to the fourth floor,” explains our medical partner African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). “She broke her leg at the thigh. Jane was taken to Kenyatta National Hospital (the number one government hospital) where plating was done about two weeks ago. As Jane tried to walk with crutches, the plate dislodged and came out.”
Jane has been experiencing a lot of pain and is unable to walk. If not treated, Jane will continue to be in pain and the bones in her right leg may fail to unite, leaving her disabled.
She needs ORIF [open reduction and internal fixation surgery] to re-align the right femur so it can heal properly. Unfortunately, she works as a casual laborer doing jobs such as laundry at people’s homes and drawing water at construction sites, and her wages are barely enough to feed herself and her family.
'’It has been very difficult for my children since I got sick,” shares Jane. “I just received a message that they have no food to eat. I really pray that I may get help so that I can be able to walk again and fend for them.”
For $1,125, Jane will receive ORIF surgery which will unite the bones, allowing Jane to walk, work and care for her family again. Let’s help her get back on her feet!