by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories
Aicha was burned in a house fire. Flames had licked the sides of her face, the backs of her arms, her thighs, shoulders, wrists, neck, and hips. Her right ear was missing. Because she went without proper wound treatment, the skin on her elbows, arms, and sides...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Patients, Stories, Women
Adama was five months pregnant when the world around her started to flicker and fade. Because of clouded, disc-like cataracts in her eyes, soon all she could see were shadows and shapes. Months passed as her vision continued to dwindle. “Maybe it will clear up after I...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories
Tresor is a ten-year-old boy with an explosive laugh. He’s a cheeky prankster with a competitive spirit, and he’s completely unafraid to speak his mind. He’s the kind of child you’d call unstoppable. But Tresor’s childhood took an unexpected turn when he was just...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories
Life for Sibi Julie had a rough start. She was born with a normal weight, but a bilateral cleft lip made it difficult for her to take nourishment. So, she quickly began to lose weight. Every day was a challenge for Sibi and her mother. The superstitious West African...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories
Dear Siara, Today is your last outpatients appointment. You are all ready to go home. This way of saying goodbye is always hard. I’ll never see you again. I do not know what to say to you. You dad does not know what to say to me. I just have to let you go… Now, I...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Patients, Stories, Women
It all started with a toothache. Salematu was 24 when she first noticed the pain in her mouth. As a first-year nursing student, she knew she should go to the dentist, but she was struggling. She had just lost her husband unexpectedly, leaving her with two young...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Blogs, Stories
A couple of common questions that we get from those interested in volunteering with us focuses on the safety of our crew. Specifically, “is it safe to live on board ships in African nations? What security measures are in place?” We think these are great questions!...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Blogs, Stories
Our mission of hope and healing extends well past the hospital wards on our ships. The Mercy Ships crew consists of doctors, nurses, IT specialists, teachers, chefs, and even vehicle mechanics and drivers! Here Mercy Ships Director of Global Recruiting, Ally Jones,...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Blogs, Stories
As Mercy Ships commemorated its 40-year legacy in 2018, the organisation marked another major milestone: the 100,000th free surgical procedure provided to a patient in need. Docked for a 10-month stay in the West African nation of Guinea, these free surgical...
by Kaylee | Jul 13, 2021 | Blogs, Stories
By David Forrest, former long-term volunteer For 12 years we watched our good friend Dr AJ Collins return to the ship each year as a surgeon. We heard stories from him and other Mercy Shippers of the practical and real life-changing surgeries delivered by the...
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