Lorvenson is a 20-month-old Haitian boy who lives with his parents.
According to our medical partner, Project Medishare (PM), Lorvenson has a collection of pus in his lungs called an empyema. “Lorvenson started having trouble breathing, has a fever and severe abdominal pain, cries a lots during the nights and he has lost his appetite.” His father took him to the hospital where CT scans revealed Lorevenson’s empyema.
Both of Lorvenson’s parents are unemployed and the family cannot pay for the surgery themselves. PM adds that, “his father says he is excited to find a job after the surgery of his baby in order to provide him a healthier life.”
With $1,500, Lorvenson will be admitted to the pediatric critical care unit where doctors will drain the pus from his lungs, and treat his infection with antibiotics.
PM expects that after surgery, “Lorvenson will be healthy again and go back home with his family.”