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Sinkoko is a boy who is 15 years old and has a leg deformity. He lives in Malawi where care for his condition is scarce. Thankfully, he has arrived at CURE Malawi for a surgery scheduled for Monday, May 28 and you can help! Find out more about him, or help now:
$2000 covers his treatment
$40 given
needed $1960
Other kids like Ceciliah Nyanusi who need your support
- Ceciliah Needs a CURE
What is CUREkids and who is Ceciliah?
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Ceciliah lives in Kenya and has clubfoot, and in Kenya the sort of specialty medical care Ceciliah needs is scarce. There are 100 million children in the world just like Ceciliah who have little hope for the future.
Many can't play with their friends or go to school, and when Ceciliah grows up, things that we hope for like marriage or finding a job will be difficult or impossible...all because Ceciliah has a curable disability! But you can change Ceciliah's life forever.
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When you join CUREkids, you're getting involved in something much bigger than you. You're joining a community of people from across the U.S. and around the world that are committed to making a lasting difference in the life of a child who has a curable disability: Ceciliah
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We all want proof that our gifts are making a difference, and CUREkids offers real results that really matter. Together, we'll see the before and after photos online from Kenya of Ceciliah's treatment and we'll send updates to you through email and Facebook.
Ceciliah
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after
This boy (Alfred) was healed as Ceciliah soon will be
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6 years old
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01/17/2012
Ceciliah will require multiple procedures.
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About Ceciliah
Ceciliah is only 6 years old, and, with all the medical complications that she has, it is interesting to note how strong willed she is. She knows what she wants, when she wants it, and how she wants it. This was very evident in my short time with them. She continuously told her mother to abandon our little interview so that she could go home and sleep. She was tired of being in a hospital.
She was born with cerebral palsy, bilateral clubfeet, and a fractured hip amongst other complications. Violet, her mother, was so shocked and still has not gotten through it. As a result, she hides her daughter at home unless she is taking her to the hospital. Their trips to the hospital have been many, and were it not for the encouragement of her sister in law, Violet would have given up a long time ago.
The third born of four children, Ceciliah is fortunate to have elder siblings who are very protective and understanding of her. But the younger child is harmful to her. He is two and a half and too young to understand what is going on with his sister. Violet would like to find a job, but currently cannot, as she has to stay home and take care of her daughter. So for this family, Ceciliah’s operation benefits more than one person. Ceciliah will get on her feet for the first time in her life, and Violet will get back on her feet in the working world.
Status
JSON RSS- Day 176 Thank you all for your kind and generous words for Ceciliah's family. We're honored to deliver those messages. This week, we talked to the larger community of CURE about this. If you're interested, read here: http://cure.org/blog/2012/02/mourn-with-those-who-mourn/
Thursday February 9, 2012 - Day 174 A video from CURE Kenya Medical Director, Joseph Theuri, regarding the illness that took Ceciliah's life http://vimeo.com/36305017
Tuesday February 7, 2012 - Day 169 We have some extremely sad news to share. After conducting our normal followup to determine if Ceciliah's family would make her next appointment, we learned that Ceciliah passed away in her home village 2 weeks ago from a condition she recently contracted - cerebral malaria (malaria and spinal meningitis). Obviously, this news came as a shock, and we wanted to find a respectful and loving way to share it with you and to allow this community that has supported Ceciliah to reflect God's love to her family in this time of grieving. Ceciliah's family is grieving her loss, and we want to ask you - the community who have followed her story, prayed for her, and supported her - to share any words of comfort or condelence you might have with Ceciliah's family - just as you would if the neighbor across the street lost a loved one. If you have a message or a prayer to share with Ceciliah's parents, please send your message to our CUREkids Coordinator in Kenya directly via email at: jenny@cure.org, and we will get your condolences to Ceciliah's parents very soon. If you have further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email us at info@cure.org and someone will get back to you right away. Tomorrow, we'll share a video from CURE Kenya Medical Director, Dr. Joseph Theuri, explaining malaria and spinal meningitis further. We'll also be talking about this with the larger CURE community on the CURE blog. Thank you for being a support to Ceciliah and her family throughout the last 6 months, and we ask that you keep her family in prayer as they grieve. Very sincerely, joel worrall (joel@cure.org)
Thursday February 2, 2012 - Day 135 Congratulations! Ceciliah's funding goal is met!
Friday December 30, 2011 - Day 87 Ceciliah's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 01/17/2012
Saturday November 12, 2011 -
Day 87 Ceciliah and her mother just after her cast was removed. Dr. Mangoli was HAPPY with the correction achieved. She had AFO's fitted and was given calcium tablets to help strengthen her bones since she has brittle bone disease. We hope to see her again in January. http://bit.ly/sFBG2I
Saturday November 12, 2011 - Day 35 Ceciliah's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 11/08/2011 - Well Ceciliah was a no show for her follow up appointment, but we're not giving up on her anytime soon. I'm praying she'll make it to the next one in November!
Wednesday September 21, 2011 - Day 23 Ceciliah's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 09/05/2011 - Ceciliah just got discharged today! Keep praying for her healing until we see her again at our mobile clinic next week!
Friday September 9, 2011 -
Day 22 Ceciliah's feeling really tired today, but isn't in pain, which is always a plus :) Keep those prayers going! http://bit.ly/oW22UE
Thursday September 8, 2011 -
Day 20 Everything went great! Doctors took out the extra bone in her clubfoot, reshaped it, stitched her up and casted her foot. Thanks so much for your prayers...let's keep it up as she starts to recover! http://bit.ly/pUrTFE
Tuesday September 6, 2011 -
Day 20 Ceciliah arrived safely! Please be praying for her surgery. We will let you know how it goes. http://bit.ly/mXbRFB
Tuesday September 6, 2011 -
Day 1 Ceciliah with her mother and aunt. http://bit.ly/nGeU7c
Wednesday August 17, 2011
Goal
$2,000 meets the funding goal for Ceciliah's life-changing treatment
