Meet Christine, a six-year-old girl living in the Philippines with her family. “Christine loves to be with her friends and desires to play with them,” reports our medical partner, International Care Ministries (ICM). “She is friendly and loves to draw.”
Christine has a lipoma, a benign tumor of fatty tissue on her body. “Christine is experiencing body weakness and fatigue because of her condition,” ICM explains. “This hinders her to excel and perform better at school. Also, she can’t do her daily activities well because she often feels tired.”
$785 will cover the cost of the tumor removal for Christine, a procedure that will improve her health and allow her to perform better in school and interact longer with her friends. Christine’s procedure is partially subsidized by PhilHealth, the Philippines’ national health insurance program.
“This treatment would mean a lot to us and our daughter,” Christine’s parents share. “This will give us peace of mind that there will be nothing wrong with our child and that nothing bad will happen to her. We want to see her play more with her friends and enjoy childhood just like any other kid.”