Eunice is a woman who is in her mid-40’s. She has been living with mental illness since she was young and stays with her brother who provides basic needs for her. Because of her condition, Eunice has never been employed and her brother shared that it has always been very hard for her to get a job because of her mental illness. They live together in a mud house with grass as its roof.
On May 16th, Eunice was brought to our partner hospital accompanied by her sister-in-law with pain on her right lower limb following a motorcycle road traffic accident.
Eunice was a passenger in a motorcycle which lost control and she fell. She sustained severe injuries on her right leg with open wounds. She was reviewed by our partner hospital’s clinicians and was sent for an X-Ray which confirmed an open right tibia fracture. Eunice underwent washout surgery to clean her wounds and now doctors recommend she have a fracture repair with a nail to help her heal. Eunice is in pain and is unable to walk.
Eunice is requesting anybody reading this story to support her raising funds for her surgery so that she can walk again and get back to her normal life.
Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help too. On May 18th, Eunice will undergo a fracture repair procedure, called an open reduction and internal fixation. She will be pain-free, able to walk, and resume her normal activities. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,016 to fund this procedure.
Eunice says, “My hope is to get treated and be well again so that I can live a normal life and do things on my own.”