Meet Kelvin, a sweet two-year-old boy! Kelvin is his mother’s only child, and the two live together in Kenya where she runs a small business.
Kelvin was born without an anal opening and is unable to pass stool normally. Shortly after birth a surgical procedure called a colostomy was performed. This made it so that Kelvin could excrete feces into a bag through a hole in his large intestine. Though it helped him, the colostomy left Kelvin susceptible to infections.
A second procedure, called a PSARP (pull-through procedure) was done to remove the unhealthy and nonfunctional segment of the large intestine and connect the healthy segment to the anus. To be able to pass stool normally Kelvin needs another surgery to close the hole created by the colostomy.
Kelvin’s had a tough road thus far in life, but he and his mother have taken it in stride. Kelvin’s mother told our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, “I am thankful for all the support that we have received. I pray for a successful surgery.”
Let’s give her even more support and raise $595 to fund Kelvin’s third – and hopefully final – surgery. African Mission Healthcare Foundation tells us that they expect Kelvin to be able to pass stool normally after this procedure is complete!
