Ewe is an elderly man who is married and has four children. All his children are not well off financially. To provide for the family, Ewe does repair work for household stuff and shoes. Since he was injured, he is not able to work. His wife is not able to work as she too has a health problem with her hip joint. For now, they are relying on their grandson who is a student in a bible college. Their family does not have health insurance coverage and can not raise the required funds to cater for their grandfather’s surgery.
Ewe’s right leg has had issues for a long time. His knee joint was not moving properly. This made him put his leg straight all the time to avoid experiencing too much pain. Two months ago, he was a moto passenger and they had an accident. He fractured his femur but the driver was not injured. His grandson came to his rescue and brought him to our medical partner Kijabe Hospital for examination. He was admitted, casted and then discharged home. Two weeks later he came for his clinic reviews, an x-ray was done and it was found that his leg was not getting any better. At this time, he was also experiencing pain and was unable to walk.
Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help. On January 5th, Ewe will undergo a fracture repair procedure, called an open reduction and internal fixation. He is scheduled for the surgery to correct the fracture but has no money to pay for the surgery and appeals for help. Now, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,500 to fund this procedure.
Ewe says, “I would really like to provide for my family and not to be a burden to my grandson.”
