Meet Saul, a very cheerful 11-year-old boy from Guatemala. Saul likes attending school and playing soccer.
Unfortunately, sometimes he is prevented from doing his favorite activities because he has life-threatening asthma attacks. Saul’s condition grew worse when he moved from a tropical region of the country to the highlands. Our medical partners at Wuqu’ Kawoq report that “since asthma is a condition that is not common or well-understood in the Guatemalan medical community, he’s not received proper ongoing treatment and education to get his disease into remission.”
Saul tells his doctors that he would like to get better so that he can be ‘normal’ like the other kids at school. For $450, we can grant this wish to Saul. He will receive intensive asthma therapy that will allow him to achieve better long-term asthma control as well as improve his exercise ability and performance in school. Let’s give Saul a reason to keep smiling!