Eight-year old Lisbet from Guatemala was one of the first Watsi patients to receive support back in 2012, which helped to get her medication and regular visits with the care team at our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK), to treat thyroid disease. As a result, her condition has been managed successfully and she no longer experiences symptoms.
However, Lisbet is now in need of treatment for a developmental delay.
“Lisbet has struggled with developmental delay for a while–she didn’t learn to walk alone until she was about four. Now she has begun school, though, her family is more concerned and wants her to seek treatment since her developmental delay has caused her to have issues in class,” WK explains.
Lisbet is having difficulty learning words and and letters in school. It’s difficult for her to keep up with the other kids, even though she’s two years older than most of them. Her mother is worried she’ll have to repeat the first grade again.
To avoid that, Lisbet’s family is seeking speech therapy for Lisbet which costs $386. The treatment costs will also cover the transportation to and from therapy. Lisbet will be able to develop the communication skills she needs to pass the first grade and continue to learn how to articulate herself to friends and family.
Lisbet already gets along well with her classmates and is capable of playing along in games and group activities. Her parents share, “Our dream is that Lisbet can finish elementary school.”
