- Age9
- Conditiona limb deformity
- Next Appointment To be scheduled
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CURE in Kenya
The picture above is of CURE in Kenya. Everyone who serves with CURE in Kenya, from medical professionals to office staff, are dedicated to providing the highest quality medical and spiritual care to people who, without CURE, couldn't find it and couldn't afford it, just like Shelmith. To do that, we're inviting you to partner with us.
We need to raise approximately $1000 to treat children like Shelmith. When you give a gift through Shelmith's CUREkids profile, your contribution will help us continue our work in countries like Kenya. Have more questions? Ask us.
Monthly Giving: Be a Hero!
When you partner with us monthly, we'll send you an email each month to introduce you to a different child who was helped because of your generosity. You can choose to follow their updates and send them get well messages. That means that each year, you're a part of helping 12 different children, beginning with Shelmith. We call it being a CURE Hero!
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Shelmith's Story
“When I first saw my baby’s hand, I was so shocked and I wondered what was wrong. I had so many questions!” Lydia, Shelmith’s mum told us.
Seven year old Shelmith was born with a limb deformity. Her hand did not look normal. Mama S… Read more
“When I first saw my baby’s hand, I was so shocked and I wondered what was wrong. I had so many questions!” Lydia, Shelmith’s mum told us.
Seven year old Shelmith was born with a limb deformity. Her hand did not look normal. Mama Shelmith took us through her thought process when she first saw her little baby. She wondered what she had done wrong, asked the nurses if this was something common and if there was a way to correct it.
Lydia took her daughter back to hospital a few weeks after she gave birth to her. After being put through physiotherapy and seeing that there was no change she decided to find another solution. Lydia heard about CURE Kenya from a friend and also heard that there would be a mobile clinic near her hometown. After she was told what she needed to do before coming to have surgery she went to her church and asked for some help. Lydia didn’t get all the help she was looking for. She gave up on seeking medical assistance.
One day some people from CURE Kenya visited her home and renewed her dreams of ever getting help for Shelmith. “I hope that after treatment my daughter will be able to use her hands to hold things and work independently.” Lydia said. Lydia also shared with Pastor Phoebe that she became a follower of Jesus back in 2012 and that she prays that someday God will give her a husband who will be someone who Shelmith can call 'dad'. Shelmith is here to get surgery and we pray that our God is going to intervene, heal and transform Shelmith’s life forever. Please pray for Shelmith’s surgery and recovery!
Latest Updates
Shelmith came to CURE Kenya for review today. It was a surprise when we saw someone sneaking up to us as we were making our way to the office in the morning. It also came to us as a surprise that she came to CURE on a Friday, but we later learned that the doctor who did her surgery had specifically requested them to come today. Shelmith was looking very pretty and so Storyteller Naphtali could not resist taking a photo with her. “The girl is doing very well, I am surprised at how much she has improved. The mum is also very happy with the progress,” Dr. Kinyua told us. Shelmith has been using a splint that is helping her hand remain straight and functional and she is doing well. Please thank God with us for this progress!
“I really like the correction we were able to achieve. Her hand looks so nice!” Dr. Kinyua said after seeing Shelmith. He asked that a splint is made for Shelmith to enable her to keep her hand straight and possibly start learning how to put it to good use. Shelmith is still in some pain, but this will slowly go away as she attains full recovery!
We saw Mama Shelmith and her sweet girl today. She seemed a bit worried so we tried to find out what was troubling her. Although she couldn’t tell us, we encouraged her to stay strong and we ask you to pray that God takes away all her worries. Shelmith is here for review and a dressing change and she is healing well. She doesn’t have any more swelling and her hand is looking good. Mama Shelmith looks forward to seeing her daughter use her hand brace once they are through with the dressing changes and her daughter’s wounds are completely healed.
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