November 26, 2014
Meet Elisha, a bouncing baby boy from Malawi! Elisha lives with his two older siblings and his parents, who are smallholder farmers.
Elisha has hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling, and is being treated by our medical partner, World Altering Medicine. His family is hoping that Watsi donors can fund the $995 for surgery to drain the excess fluid, which will improve Elisha’s eyesight and reduce the brain swelling.
“Elisha is a very happy baby despite his condition,” his mother tells us. “I hope the operation goes well. We would want him to grow up normal and continue to be happy so that, later, we can send him to school.”
Meet Elisha, a bouncing baby boy from Malawi! Elisha lives with his two older siblings and his parents, who are smallholder farmers.
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May 15, 2015
Elisha received life-saving treatment for hydrocephalus.
“I am so grateful for the support rendered,” Elisha’s mother tells us. Elisha had the excess fluid drained from his brain, and is expected to make a full recovery.
Since his successful surgery, “Elisha will be able to sit without support,” reports our medical partner, World Altering Medicine. “And he will now be seeing clearer than before.”
"I am so grateful for the support rendered," Elisha's mother tells us. Elisha had the excess fluid drained from his brain, and is expected t...
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