- Abdi Needs a CURE
What is CUREkids and who is Abdi?
You
Abdi lives in Ethiopia and has deformed limbs, and in Ethiopia the sort of specialty medical care Abdi needs is scarce. There are 80 million children in the world just like Abdi who have little hope for the future.
Many can't play with their friends or go to school, and when Abdi grows up, things that we hope for like marriage or finding a job will be difficult or impossible...all because Abdi has a curable disability! But you can change Abdi's life forever.
- You can help
What can you do?
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Abdi
You can help Abdi right now. Maybe you can afford the $1950 that will provide the care heneeds. Maybe you can offer $30. Or maybe you can introduce Abdi to others who can help...
- A Community Solution
Be a part of something bigger than you
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: Abdi
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CUREkids builds Communities
focused around one thing:
Healing a Child- Results that Matter
See how healing changes everything
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 Ethiopia of Abdi's treatment and we'll send updates to you through email and Facebook.
Abdi
before
after
This boy (Alfred) was healed as Abdi soon will be
This is your chance to change Abdi's life forever! Help Now
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Age:
7 years old
Treatment:
02/23/2012
Abdi will require multiple procedures.
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About Abdi
Abdi is from a part of Ethiopia that is very close to Sudan. The doctors are not sure why all of his limbs are so severely deformed, but they guess that it could be due to a certain birth control method used in villages like his. The mothers take a medicine that is not safe (unknown to them), and it often causes their children to have several deformities.
Abdi will have a surgery to save one of his legs, but the other will have to be amputated at the knee. His hands will not be operated on, although, they are noticeably unusual. There is nothing that can be done to fix them. Even though Abdi looks different from most 7 year old boys, he still goes to school. He is in first grade. He likes to play with his toys and still has dreams to finish his education and have a regular profession someday. Abdi hopes to be an evangelist or a pastor when he graduates.
Abdi's parents are farmers, and they are happy for their child to have hope to live a somewhat normal life. Communication with the family was very difficult, even with a translator. They speak a different language, and Abdi's father is very hard of hearing. Although, it was hard to have a conversation, their joy for their son to have a CURE is quite obvious.
Goal
$2,000 meets the funding goal for Abdi's life-changing treatment
met: $50
needed: $1950
