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Success! Titus from Kenya raised $1,500 to fund a bone transport.

Titus
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  • $1,500 raised, $0 to go
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Titus's treatment was fully funded on January 8, 2018.

Photo of Titus post-operation

September 28, 2017

Titus underwent a bone transport.

His surgery was successful. He can now walk easily, and he is looking forward to leaving the hospital.

Titus says, “I want to be well and leave the hospital. it’s been a long stay. I am happy for the progress I have made and the treatment I received in Kijabe.”

His surgery was successful. He can now walk easily, and he is looking forward to leaving the hospital. Titus says, “I want to be well and...

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June 22, 2017

Titus is a 37-year-old father from Kenya who lives with his wife and four-year-old child. Titus used to provide for his family as a bus driver, however he has been unable to work since a bus accident caused a fracture in Titus’s left tibia. His wife now works on farms whenever she can.

Because Titus’s fractured leg has rendered him unable to walk, doctors have advised that he receive a bone transport. For his first bone transport, Titus organized a fundraiser with friends and family, however he unfortunately could not generate enough money to foot his hospital bill.

Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,500 to fund a second bone transport for Titus, which is scheduled to take place on June 23. Without treatment, Titus will be at risk of malunion of his tibia, meaning that the fracture may heal improperly and permanently impede his mobility.

“I want to be treated and be a providing father to my child,” says Titus.

Titus is a 37-year-old father from Kenya who lives with his wife and four-year-old child. Titus used to provide for his family as a bus driv...

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Titus's Timeline

  • June 22, 2017
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Titus was submitted by Maya Murao, Fellow at African Mission Healthcare.

  • June 23, 2017
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Titus received treatment at AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya. 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 13, 2017
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Titus's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • September 28, 2017
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Titus's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • January 8, 2018
    FULLY FUNDED

    Titus's treatment was fully funded.

Treatment
Bone Transport
  • Cost Breakdown
On average, it costs $2,109 for Titus's treatment
Subsidies fund $609 and Watsi raises the remaining $1,500
Hospital Fees
$1,993
Medical Staff
$0
Medication
$46
Supplies
$0
Labs
$53
Other
$17

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Mary

Mary is an eight-year-old girl. She is a talkative and playful young girl. She is the last born in a family of seven children and the family is not well off financially. Both of her parents do casual jobs like ploughing people's farms for a living and such jobs are not easy to find where they live. Sometimes the church members chip in to help them where they can. When Mary was one year old, she was involved in an accident where she sustained burns to her head, some parts of her face and neck. She was rushed to the hospital and was admitted for better care. While in the hospital, a surgery was done on her head where she had sustained more burns. She was then discharged and booked for wound dressing clinics. The wounds were healing well as per the doctors’ plan. Her parents managed to take her for the clinics for a few months but later stopped because of finances. While at home, the wound got infected but due to lack of funds, she was not taken to hospital at that time. Time went by and the infection spread to most parts of the head. When she was three years old, the family met up with a local pastor who started helping them. He started financing Mary’s hospital visits with the help of some church members where he ministered. The wound was dressed again but the recovery process was very slow. In mid this year, the pastor brought them to Kijabe Hospital, she was examined, and the wound was dressed properly. Since then, the wound has been healing as expected. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Mary receive treatment. On December 9th, surgeons will perform a debridement and skin graft procedure to help the remaining wound to heal properly. Now, Mary's family needs help to fund this $1,185 procedure. Mary’s father says, "Since the accident, we have been struggling a lot to make her get the required treatment but have failed to some extent. Coming to Kijabe, our hopes have been boosted greatly with the improvement she has experienced, and we hope that she will go through with the surgery and be well again.”

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$720raised
$464to go

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