Mengistu is a young boy from Ethiopia who needs $1,500 so he can walk normally and live without pain.
Click on Mengistu’s picture to head on over to the Watsi site and see him & all the other patients currently in need.
MENGISTU’S STORY
“Mengistu is very likeable and intelligent,” says our medical partner, Ortho FOCOS (OF). “He is currently in stage 1 at a local school and dreams of becoming a doctor!”
Eight-year-old Mengistu lives in Ethiopia with his two siblings, father and step-mother. “The family lives in a two room mud house and does not have access to electricity or running water,” says OF.
Mengistu has kyphosis- an exaggerated rounding of the back. He has trouble standing straight and is developing a hunch back. He walks at a very slow pace.
For $1500, OF can correct Mengistu’s kyphosis and allow him to live without constant pain and discomfort. He is also expected to regain full mobility.
“At such a young age with such a severe deformity, this surgery will save his life,” says OF.
Let’s help make it happen!
As always, if you enter the Watsi site through https://watsi.org/welcome/within-biking-distance/within-biking-distance your donation will be tracked in our campaign. If not, that’s cool too. We just want you folks to help folks.
-Lizzy
P.S. This kid is the cutest. The end.