Success! Starlex from Haiti raised $1,500 to fund prep and transport for cardiac surgery.

Starlex
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Starlex's treatment was fully funded on April 19, 2020.
  • Starlex's story
  • Starlex's update
February 27, 2020

Photo of Starlex post-operation

July 14, 2021

Starlex underwent cardiac surgery.

After a very long wait due to the COVID pandemic, Starlex finally was able to travel to undergo his life-saving cardiac surgery. During his ...

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Starlex's Timeline

  • February 27, 2020
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Starlex was submitted by Owen Robinson, Executive Director at International Cardiac Alliance.

  • March 3, 2020
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Starlex's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • April 19, 2020
    FULLY FUNDED

    Starlex's treatment was fully funded.

  • May 19, 2021
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Starlex received treatment at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada. 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.

  • July 14, 2021
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Starlex's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Funded by 40 donors

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Junoir is a student from Kenya, currently he is in fifth grade. He resides in the interiors of Igembe North County and is the eldest child of three. He has twin younger sisters. Junoir and his family live on Junior's grandfather’s land, where his mother grows maize and beans. They have a single room house built of poles and an open kitchen roofed with a polythene paper. Junior's mother uses the money she gets from her daily jobs to pay for her children's school supplies and household necessities. For ten months, Junoir has been experiencing pain in his left groin from a symptomatic hernia. He was taken to the nearby health center where he was treated for an infection. He improved, but the pain recurred. He was referred to a regional clinic, but they did not have transportation. Later Maua Methodist Hospital announced a medical camp near them, and it was a great relief to Junior and also his mother. He was seen by the doctors in the medical camp and referred to the hospital where they found left testicular swelling from the hernia. If not treated, it can progress to intestinal complications. Fortunately, on February 15th, he will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $733 to fund Junoir's surgery. Once completed, this procedure will allow him to live more comfortably and confidently. Junior's mother says, "Please help my son so that he can continue with schooling with ease. I believe he has a bright future ahead”.

$118raised
$615to go