Meet Winniestecy, a confident and strong 13-year-old girl from Kenya. She is a bright student in the seventh grade who works very hard in school.
Winniestecy was diagnosed with gluteal pressure sores, which make sitting or moving for extended periods of time very painful. She has spina bifida, a congenital disease that prevents a baby’s spinal cord from fully developing. Winniestecy has been in and out of hospitals for most of her life seeking medication, thus missing school and falling behind academically. If the sores go untreated, Winniestecy will be at risk for further infection, and the pain will continue.
When the sores developed more than a year ago, Winniestecy visited many hospitals without receiving treatment. Finally, Winniestecy visited Kijabe, a care center of our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation. The doctors recommended a skin graft to heal the sores.
Winniestecy’s mother spends most of her time caring for her daughter. Our medical partner needs $1,129 for the procedure, and Winniestecy’s mother is unable to afford this surgery.
The surgery, scheduled for May 16, will allow Winnistecy to resume a healthy and active life.
“I want to excel in my life and help my mother,” says Winniestecy.