“Like everybody else, I have dreams of getting a wife and my own children,” says Barnabas. “I really hope I can get help to be treated.”
Meet Barnabas, a 31-year-old man from Kenya. “Barnabas was hit by a motorbike as he was walking on the road,” reports our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). “He sustained leg fractures. Due to lack of money, Barnabas has not received treatment.”
Barnabas has fractures in his tibia and fibula. “He has been experiencing severe pain and inability to use his right leg,” AMHF continues. “If not treated, Barnabas will continue to suffer and the bone may have delayed union.”
Barnabas is single and works as a casual laborer at a training college. He makes very little money, and cannot afford the $1125 open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) surgery to heal his bones.
“We expect after an ORIF, the bones will unite,” AMHF adds. “Barnabas will be able to use his leg. He will be able to work and achieve his dream of having his own family.”