Meet Tara, a nine-year-old girl from Nepal, and the youngest of three children in her family.
“Tara was walking down a steep hill when she slipped and injured her right hand,” our medical partner, Possible, explains. “Her elbow got dislocated and her hand swelled considerably. She has missed school and needs help with basic everyday work like eating and bathing because she is in pain.”
Tara’s parents are farmers, and can only produce enough food to feed them for a little over half the year. When they don’t have food, her father goes to India to work as a laborer. Her father shares, “I can’t afford to go to the hospital, let alone finance Tara’s treatment.”
$579 will cover the cost of Tara’s treatment. Possible explains, “Tara’s fractured bones will be aligned correctly and secured with the help of pins to ensure it heals well.” Surgery and casting will prevent long-term complications such as immobility and infection.
Her mother shares: “I hope my child will stop suffering the pain of a broken bone and have a normal childhood.”