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Isabel lives in Kenya and has a leg deformity, and in Kenya the sort of specialty medical care Isabel needs is scarce. There are 100 million children in the world just like Isabel who have little hope for the future.
Many can't play with their friends or go to school, and when Isabel grows up, things that we hope for like marriage or finding a job will be difficult or impossible...all because Isabel has a curable disability! But you can change Isabel's life forever.
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This boy (Alfred) was healed as Isabel soon will be
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07/03/2012
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About Isabel
Wrong diagnoses have cost Isabel a lot of pain & discomfort, not to mention a few kicks to her self-esteem. When she was just five years old, she became sickly, and while in the hospital, doctors couldn’t quite place a finger on what the problem was. Their solution? Give her painkillers and send her home. At home, her dad Phabian observed that there was no improvement in his daughter’s condition. He went out in search of a second opinion and was told his daughter was suffering from malaria. She was put on a drip, given malaria meds, then sent home. How the problem changed from malaria to juvenile arthritis is still a mystery to Phabian. By the time they were out searching for a third opinion, it was apparent that one of Isabel’s legs was shorter than the other.
Thankfully, Isabel’s condition stabilized once she began using the arthritis medication. She has now been on the medication for about four years, and though she does not complain of pain as much as before, the difference in length between her legs continues to increase. With her left leg increasing in length, she began to use shoe raises (basically a platform shoe worn to even out her walk). So far she has had the raise changed twice, and during our visit to her home area, she was fitted for her third. “This shoe raise is too high. I am afraid she will start to loose balance. I think she needs to use crutches now. I even have to help her tie the laces or even then she might lose balance and fall,” Phabian told me when he saw Isabel walking in the new shoe raise. I completely agreed. Isabel walked as though she would topple over with the slightest miscalculation of her steps.
When she comes to CURE in March, the doctors will have decided on the best mode of treatment for her, which will likely involve manipulating her bones to encourage lengthening. I am sure whatever they will agree on will be better than the overbearing shoe raise that she has struggled with for the past couple of years. My prayer now is that God will bless Phabian & Isabel’s efforts in trying to find better treatment, and that He’ll use us as that blessing.
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JSON RSS- Day 95 Isabel's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 07/03/2012
Tuesday May 8, 2012 -
Day 95 Isabel showing our Dr. Kinyua how she has been lengthening the external-fixator :) She has thus far gained 3.5cm in length and the process continues... We do not know the exact date when we will see her again as it is dependent on the bone lengthening process, but hopefully it will be sometime before July. Please be praying that the process continues on as planned. http://bit.ly/IGqono
Tuesday May 8, 2012 - Day 59 Isabel's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 05/08/2012 - Just as they thought, doctors gave Isabel the go ahead to leave on Saturday! Your support has been such a blessing, and I hope you'll continue praying for her until we see her in Kisumu for a review :)
Monday April 2, 2012 -
Day 56 All smiles as usual :) Doctors have been turning the key on her external fixator daily, and since she's been adjusting well, they're thinking of discharging her tomorrow morning! http://bit.ly/GXeqGi
Friday March 30, 2012 -
Day 52 Isabel is doing great this morning! After rounds this morning, doctors made the plan to start turning her external fixator tomorrow to begin the slow and steady bone lengthening process. http://bit.ly/GQMvua
Monday March 26, 2012 -
Day 48 It was a long operation, but with great results to show for it! Doctors used a C-arm X-ray machine to take pictures throughout the procedure, guiding them in their placement of the pins they drilled into her hip and femur. They also separated two parts of her bone so that they'll heal in a new, correct position thanks to the support of the external fixator device they assembled. Now I'm just praying for a smooth start to her recovery, and I hope you are too :) http://bit.ly/GGvDr1
Thursday March 22, 2012 - Day 48 Isabel is in recovery at CURE Kenya
Thursday March 22, 2012 -
Day 48 Woo hoo! Guess who's finally headed into surgery...now, she doesn't look quite as amused as our anesthetist, but operating rooms don't usually have that effect on kids. Prayers please! http://bit.ly/GGZ1OU
Thursday March 22, 2012 - Day 48 Isabel's treatment date has been changed to 03/22/2012
Thursday March 22, 2012 - Day 46 Isabel's treatment date has been changed to 03/21/2012 - At last, she's arrived! We're not certain on her actual surgery date yet, but at least she's here, and that's usually the hardest part :)
Tuesday March 20, 2012 - Day 32 We're within 2 weeks now, so please keep those prayers comin' as Isabel makes preparations to come to Kijabe :)
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - Day 6 Congratulations! Isabel's funding goal is met!
Thursday February 9, 2012 -
Day 1 Isabel and her dad Phabian...keepin' it classy with the bow tie. Love it :) http://bit.ly/wnGWOu
Friday February 3, 2012
Goal
$1,000 meets the funding goal for Isabel's life-changing treatment
