Success! Lengai from Tanzania raised $775 for life-saving brain surgery.

Lengai
$775
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Lengai's treatment was fully funded on November 5, 2016.
  • Lengai's story
  • Lengai's update
October 6, 2016

Photo of Lengai post-operation

November 17, 2016

Lengai successfully received life-saving brain surgery.

Four-month-old Lengai from Tanzania was born with hydrocephalus, a disorder where extra cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the cranium. A...

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Lengai's Timeline

  • October 6, 2016
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Lengai was submitted by Sarah Rejman, Rehab Surgery Project Program Director at African Mission Healthcare.

  • October 10, 2016
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Lengai received treatment at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) in Tanzania. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • October 13, 2016
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Lengai's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • November 5, 2016
    FULLY FUNDED

    Lengai's treatment was fully funded.

  • November 17, 2016
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Lengai's treatment was successful. Read the update.

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Editor is a farmer from Uganda. She comes from a very humble family, and she is a total orphan - having lost both of her parents. Editor shared that she never saw her parents, and just heard stories about what they looked like because they died while she was still a toddler. After the death of her parents, her grandmother took over the responsibility. She had no money to facilitate her education, and she dropped out of school before completing seventh grade. In 2014, Editor decided to get married to her husband, who is a small-scale farmer. They lived in a rented house. At the beginning of this year, Editor separated from her husband and lost contact with him. She could not raise rental fees for their home, and she ended up being kicked out of the house. Fortunately, a good neighbour had a free store, and she gave it to her. Currently, Editor and her two children live in that small store, and they survive by working on the neighbor’s farm or sometimes her friends donate things. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her children. She is currently expecting a new baby. Her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of her high risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Editor undergo a C-Section on November 23rd. This procedure will cost $207, and Editor needs your support. Editor says, "my desire is to safely deliver my child in good health. I am my family's only breadwinner and I don't have money to pay for surgery."

$200raised
$7to go