Antony lives with his younger sibling and mother at his grandmother’s place in central Kenya. Now that his parents have parted ways, his mother does casual tasks such as laundry and farming for their neighbors. Despite being single, she strives to give her children the best.
At the age of six months, doctors at a local clinic confirmed that Antony had a right undescended testis. His mother was advised to wait until he was two for treatment, as there was a probability of having the testis descend on its own. Once Antony turned two, Antony’s family could not afford to bring him to the hospital.
For $540, doctors at our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), will be able to have an orchiopexy, surgery that will move the undescended testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there. Without treatment, Antony may develop a hernia, become infertile, or have testicular cancer.
“I feel helpless that I cannot give this (treatment) to Antony as much as I would love to,” shares Antony’s mother. “I will appreciate if I get help from Watsi to fund for my son’s surgical care.”