Brian is a six-month-old boy from Tanzania and his parents’ first child. His mother is a student and his father is a bus driver, working to support the family.
Brian has a gastrointestinal condition that causes him to vomit after breastfeeding. This is serious, because it means that Brian does not retain the nutrition of his mother’s breast milk. He is having trouble gaining weight and staying hydrated. If left untreated, Brian will become excessively dehydrated and could lose his life.
Brian’s parents tell his doctors, “we pray that our son lives.” For $700, we can fund a procedure to rectify Brian’s condition, allowing him to breastfeed normally and grow up healthy and strong!