- Ageless than 1
- Conditiona tumor
- Next Appointment To be scheduled
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CURE in Uganda
The picture above is of CURE in Uganda. Everyone who serves with CURE in Uganda, 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 Lucia. To do that, we're inviting you to partner with us.
We need to raise approximately $1000 to treat children like Lucia. When you give a gift through Lucia's CUREkids profile, your contribution will help us continue our work in countries like Uganda. 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 Lucia. We call it being a CURE Hero!
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Lucia's Story
"When I saw my baby with a swelling on her face, I simply cried," Lucia’s mother Kilara said with a shaky voice. Not knowing what the cause of the tumor was and having been abandoned by the father, Kilara was stranded and didn't know what to do. … Read more
"When I saw my baby with a swelling on her face, I simply cried," Lucia’s mother Kilara said with a shaky voice. Not knowing what the cause of the tumor was and having been abandoned by the father, Kilara was stranded and didn't know what to do. Rumors of Lucia’s condition spread around her village and soon a local priest heard about it. Thankfully this priest knew about us here at CURE Uganda and paid a visit to Kilara to let her know there is hope for her daughter. Kilara got a loan from her local women’s savings group and used the money for her bus fare to CURE. The diagnostic report shows that little Lucia has Frontal Encephalocele, a birth defect where the skull doesn’t fully close and part of the brain content sticks out. It can be treated through surgery and baby Lucia is being scheduled for one now! Please pray for her as she starts her healing journey. "I am happy. I feel safe and can't wait for my baby to start school one day," Kilara said with a happy face.
Latest Updates
A while after being released home for her tumor scar to heal, baby Lucia was brought back for review and our doctors found that she had developed hydrocephalus, a condition through which the brain produces more fluid than the body can excrete. "The doctors told me that my baby has water in her head, but I know they can fix it, I have seen their work," Kilara spoke with confidence. Thankfully, it's in the early stages and can be managed. Our surgeons tried to do an ETV, a process through which a hole is made just beneath the brain to help drain the extra fluid but met a few challenges, and therefore resorted to using a shunt, a small device installed to help pump out the extra fluid. They are now at the general ward. Through His stripes, we have been healed. Together, let's pray for and believe that God's supernatural healing will flow over Lucia's life.
God is great! Baby Lucia's surgical wound has healed really well. Thank you all for your prayers, support, and words of encouragement. They were discharged just a few days after Christmas with caution of keeping the scared area clean. We are expected to see them a few weeks from now. We will surely keep you posted in the meantime, keep praying for them that God will provide resources for them to come back for a check-up.
"When I came to CURE Uganda, I didn't know how to pray," Kilara opened up, "But I can tell when people are praying and I talk to God in my language. I know he hears me." she added. Every day, our spiritual team has devotions in the ward, speaking words of encouragement and hope. Apparently, it's one of Kilara's favourite moments.
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