Fredickson is his parents’ first child. He lives in the Haitian countryside with his mother, who used to be a street vendor, and his father, who currently works as a physical laborer.
Fredickson was born with a cleft lip. “He lives with symptoms such as the flu, fever and sometimes vomiting when he eats,” Watsi’s medical partner writes. This is worrisome particularly to Fredickson’s mother, who has worked very hard to find care for her son but is now unable to afford the surgery he needs to grow up healthy.
With $960, we can pay for the surgery Fredickson needs to repair his lip and help him live more comfortably. “This will give him access to a healthy life,” his doctors write. “After the surgery he will be able to eat and drink very easy and make the joy of his family.”