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Eric Simiyu
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Eric lives in Kenya and has a leg deformity, and in Kenya the sort of specialty medical care Eric needs is scarce. There are 100 million children in the world just like Eric who have little hope for the future.
Many can't play with their friends or go to school, and when Eric grows up, things that we hope for like marriage or finding a job will be difficult or impossible...all because Eric has a curable disability! But you can change Eric's life forever.
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  • Seen in Clinic 01/28/2013
  • At CURE On 01/28/2013
  • Operated On 01/29/2013
  • Scheduled For 06/20/2013
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Eric Simiyu

Condition:

a leg deformity

Country:

Kenya(Where?)

Age:

15 years old

Appointment:

06/20/2013

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About Eric

Eric is really soft-spoken, and so soft-spoken that when we initially started talking to him, we thought he was faking it. So we confirmed it with his mother, Mary, who also proved to be equally soft spoken. When Mary realized that her son had a condition, she took him immediately to a hospital and was advised on the best way to have her son’s condition treated. She went home, excited to share the information with her family. The rest of the family did not match her excitement. Even though the prospects of surgery seemed impossible, Mary’s prayers for her son continued and fourteen years later, God answered her prayers through a teacher in Eric’s school. “I am happy that he is finally getting surgery and then he will get a prosthesis and he will be able to walk like a normal child,” Mary told us, smiling at the exciting prospects. It's going to be a great week with these two, for sure.
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  1. Day 78We did not see Eric at the clinic in Eldoret clinic, but we hope to do so in June when we go back there.
    Tuesday April 16, 2013
  2. Day 11Congratulations! We met Eric's funding goal together!
    Friday February 8, 2013
  3. Day 7Eric Simiyu was discharged from CURE Kenya and is scheduled for a future follow up appointment. We will see Eric again at our mobile clinic in Eldoret come March! Learn more at http://bit.ly/VigLSv
    Monday February 4, 2013
  4. Day 4We went to see Eric this morning, and he was listening to a podcast in Swahili. We asked him what the message was about, and he said hope. We found that so fitting, as we are all waiting anxiously and hoping for the day when Eric is walking with two legs! We also just caught word that Eric will be with us over the weekend! Please continue to pray for him as he recuperates from surgery physically and mentally.
    Friday February 1, 2013
  5. Day 2When we went into the ward this afternoon to check on Eric we caught him snoozin' away! Maybe tomorrow he will feel more like himself! http://bit.ly/11eAbPb
    Wednesday January 30, 2013
  6. Day 1Eric Simiyu is in recovery at CURE Kenya. Learn more at http://bit.ly/VigLSv
    Tuesday January 29, 2013
  7. Day 1Today is bitter sweet for Eric, Its always hard when one of our CUREkids has an amputation, but the future is so bright! Although today may be very difficult, we are anxiously anticipating the day he receives a prosthetic and can walk with two legs!! Please join us in praying for Eric and the journey he has ahead! http://bit.ly/14qpisk
    Tuesday January 29, 2013
  8. Day 1Eric Simiyu is in surgery at CURE Kenya. Learn more at http://bit.ly/VigLSv
    Tuesday January 29, 2013
  9. Day 1Eric is heading back to the OR, pictures from surgery coming yall's way!
    Tuesday January 29, 2013
  10. Day 1Here is Eric's sweet mother Mary! http://bit.ly/Vinn38
    Monday January 28, 2013
  11. Day 1Here is a picture of Eric's condition! We are so excited for his future!!! http://bit.ly/TLtK3Y
    Monday January 28, 2013
  12. Day 1Hey everybody, meet Eric!! http://bit.ly/TLtDW1
    Monday January 28, 2013

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