The sight of 3-year-old Adam struggling to walk next to his mother was very familiar to those in their small Malawi village. Adam had bowed legs. Instead of being straight like normal, his legs each curved like a banana. Walking any distance caused great pain and fatigue for the little boy.

This greatly saddened his mother. Adam was her only child, and he meant the world to her. She realized what this disability probably meant to her son as he got older unless they could find specialized treatment. He could lose out on opportunities for an education and would endure the scorn of those around him.
Thankfully, the story does not end there.

Adam’s life changed dramatically when his mother came into contact with a mobile clinic from the Beit CURE International Hospital.
The hospital regularly sends out these teams of doctors, nurses and social workers to remote areas of the country to identify children in need of orthopedic care. They recognized right away that Adam would require treatment at the hospital.

Adam and his mom soon made the seven-hour journey to the hospital in Blantyre where surgeons performed corrective surgery to straighten his legs.
Now, the people in his village are seeing another familiar sight: a smiling child no longer struggling to walk next to his mother. His pain is now just a memory thanks to the Beit CURE
International Hospital.