Success! Elijah from Kenya raised $685 to fund brain surgery.

Elijah
$685
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Elijah's treatment was fully funded on August 8, 2018.
  • Elijah's story
  • Elijah's update
June 12, 2018

Photo of Elijah post-operation

June 28, 2018

Elijah underwent brain surgery.

Elijah had successful surgery to drain the excess fluid from his head. This has minimized the risk of brain damage, delayed development, and...

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Elijah's Timeline

  • June 12, 2018
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Elijah was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, Curative Medical Support Program-Partner Representative at African Mission Healthcare.

  • June 13, 2018
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Elijah received treatment at BethanyKids Kijabe Hospital (BKKH) in Kenya. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • June 17, 2018
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Elijah's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 28, 2018
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Elijah's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • August 8, 2018
    FULLY FUNDED

    Elijah's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 21 donors

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Ignitius is a 12-year-old boy - the second in a family of four siblings in junior secondary school, grade seven. His elder sibling has just completed class eight; the rest are in primary school. He dropped out of school in grade four and went to look for a job as a house helper to support the family. Ignitius' father does any casual job available to bring food to the table for his family. Ignitius' mother is also a simple laborer. She works on other people's farms where she digs, weeds, and sometimes washes clothes for a small wage. They have a small piece of land where they have kept two goats and three chickens. They reside in a three-roomed timber house and have a small kitchen built of poles. It was late in the evening on November 16th. His mother sent him to the nearest open-air market to buy cabbage and potatoes. Unfortunately, he was hit by a speeding motorbike, which disappeared immediately after the accident. His parents were informed of the accident over the phone. They rushed him to a clinic, where they were referred to Maua Hospital. He arrived to the hospital with an open tibia fibular fracture and was in much pain. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Ignitius receive treatment. On November 17, surgeons will perform surgery to restore his limb function. Now, Ignitius and his family need help to fund this $741 procedure. Ignitius' father says, "Please help my son; he is in deep pain. Kindly help us to fund the surgery costs."

$291raised
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