Sometimes even professional help does not fix a medical problem. The doctors do their best, but it can, in the end, worsen the original issue or create a new one. For twelve-year-old Natoni Lyson, trips to the hospital have not been filled with warm feelings of thanks for having healed her of her physical ailments, but with a feeling that she will probably be at the hospital again soon.

Natoni suffers from chronic osteomyelitis, or a bone infection, in her right tibia. It first became a problem when she was six and her leg swelled, necessitating her first trip to the hospital. She had an operation at that hospital to relieve the swelling and clean out some of the infection, but as is customary with all chronic problems, it was not gone forever. A year later Natoni’s leg swelled again and she was taken to the hospital again, where they did another surgery, which removed the bone, which had become septic and was exposed because of the infection. Now she has another problem on her hands, as her lower right leg is bent and makes it difficult for her to run and walk properly.

Luckily she can still play net ball, her favorite sport, but it may still be a good idea to stabilize her leg so she can walk and run properly. After all, Natoni wants to be a teacher, and that job requires a lot of standing and pacing during lessons, which could be troublesome if she still has a bad leg. CURE will take care of it for her, and hopefully she will be back to the way she was, before all of this began six years ago.