August 20, 2016
Eight year-old Gerald lives with his grandparents in Uganda. Both of his parents passed away when he was one year old. Gerald has had a hernia for more than half his life – six years. When he was smaller it wasn’t too bad, but recently it has been causing him more and more pain and making it difficult to do his daily activities.
Gerald is not in school yet, but his grandparents hopes to save enough money to pay his school fees. When he is not in pain, Gerald enjoys playing soccer and helping his grandmother by fetching water and washing the dishes. His favorite foods are “matoke” (cooked bananas) and beans.
$208 will fund the hernia repair surgery that Gerald needs to recover and avoid long-term complications. Gerald’s grandmother would like to say thanks to all the donors helping with Gerald’s surgery.
“With five children at home it is expensive to take care of them all,” she shared. “We didn’t have the money for surgery. This is a blessing.”
Eight year-old Gerald lives with his grandparents in Uganda. Both of his parents passed away when he was one year old. Gerald has had a hern...
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October 26, 2016
Gerald successfully received hernia repair surgery.
Gerald is doing great and his surgery was a success! He was a bit afraid of having surgery, but everything went well. He is currently at home resting with his family, and already feeling so much better. His family has shared that Gerald is in much less pain now and is more calm and peaceful. It won’t be long before he can play soccer again and help his grandmother with chores.
Now that his hernia has been repaired, he is no longer at risk of intestinal incarceration, obstruction, or strangulation.
“We are so happy to have Gerald feeling better,” says Gerald’s grandmother. “The help we received is a blessing. We will thank God for the help.”
Gerald is doing great and his surgery was a success! He was a bit afraid of having surgery, but everything went well. He is currently at hom...
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