“Gregoria began to feel strange in late February, after she gave birth in her home,” our medical partner, Wuqu Kawoq’ (WK), tells us about the 24-year old mother. She has epilepsy, causing her to experience multiple seizures a day.
Due to the epilepsy, a chronic condition that causes seizures, Gregoria often loses consciousness for a few minutes at a time. After the seizure, she experiences severe headaches and numbness in her hands and feet.
As she lives in a rural mountain town in Guatemala, Gregoria does not have access to high-quality medical care. Her husband works in the fields, however he has been staying home more often to help care for the baby and Gregoria.
For Gregoria to receive treatment, she will have to travel from her town to Guatemala City with her husband. Treatment will consist of diagnostic tests along with medications to regulate her seizures. In total, the treatment and travel will cost $967.
“This treatment will help clarify Gregoria’s condition, allowing our medical team to give her the follow-up care she needs,” WK explains. “It will relieve the stress-both emotional and economic- that her family is feeling.”
“I just want her to get better and be able to spend time with our family,” Gregoria’s husband expresses.