“My son is showing great improvements and I am hopeful that he will one day be able to walk,” shares Josephat’s mother. Her four-month-old son was born with multiple congenital defects, including a left club foot. Josephat has already undergone other surgeries but now needs another one to ensure that he can one day walk.
Josephat was previously a Watsi patient and underwent surgery to close a spinal cord opening last year, in partnership with African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). Josephat is at home now with his parents and grandparents in Tanzania and is doing much better. AMHF says, “He is feeding better, he is able to lift his head up and turn his neck around while lying on his tummy, and he can move his limbs.”
Josephat’s mother stays home to care for him while his father works on his parents’ farm. The extended family subsist on this farm and his parents are unable to afford the surgery Josephat needs.
With $1160, Josephat will undergo surgery to correct his clubfoot. This operation will realign the bones in his leg and foot so that he can begin to put weight on his left foot and strengthen his muscles enough to one-day walk. Together, we can make walking a reality for Josephat!