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Shardrack from Kenya raised $805 to treat spina bifida.

Shardrack
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  • $805 raised, $0 to go
$805
raised
$0
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Fully funded
Shardrack's treatment was fully funded on June 2, 2015.

Photo of Shardrack post-operation

June 15, 2015

Shardrack received treatment for spina bifida.

“I can’t help but smile to see my son recovering after a successful surgery,” Shardrack’s father shares. “I am greatly indebted to you for your kind support. We would not have made it were it not for your generosity.”

“The cystic mass on Shardrack’s back was successfully repaired,” his doctor at African Mission Healthcare Foundation reports. “This has greatly reduced the risk of infection and other spine complications. Shardrack is recovering well and has been released from the hospital.”

"I can't help but smile to see my son recovering after a successful surgery," Shardrack's father shares. "I am greatly indebted to you for y...

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May 6, 2015

This little boy is seven-month-old Shardrack, the second-born child in a family of two children. “Shardrack was born with a cystic mass on his lower back,” reports our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), and this puts him “at risk of developing severe, life-threatening infection or urine and stool incontinence if not treated.”

Shardrack’s family lives in a single room rental house. His father is a casual laborer working at a quarry site, while his mother sells vegetables at a local market to help support the family. His parents are unable to raise the funds for his surgical care that will close the mass and reconstruct Shardrack’s spine. The treatment will cost $805. After the surgery and recovery, AMHF expects that “Shardrack will lead a normal and healthy life with no risk of infection.”

“I am very grateful for the support that we are receiving from Watsi,” shares Shardrack’s father. “I know I may never be a rich man but I always work hard to make sure that my family does not lack a meal. I want my children to live long and healthy lives so that they can have a chance at brighter futures.”

This little boy is seven-month-old Shardrack, the second-born child in a family of two children. “Shardrack was born with a cystic mass on h...

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Shardrack's Timeline

  • May 6, 2015
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Shardrack was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, Curative Medical Support Program-Partner Representative at African Mission Healthcare.

  • May 7, 2015
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Shardrack received treatment. 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.

  • June 1, 2015
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Shardrack's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 2, 2015
    FULLY FUNDED

    Shardrack's treatment was fully funded.

  • June 15, 2015
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    We received an update on Shardrack. Read the update.

Funded by 22 donors

Funded by 22 donors

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