by Kaylee | Mar 16, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories
Fatmata sat quietly in the Admissions tent cuddling her sixteen-month-old daughter in her lap. She had been searching for over a year for someone to give her some hope that little Sidiatu might have a normal life. Born with congenital cataracts in both eyes, the...
by Kaylee | Sep 30, 2020 | Children, Patients, Stories
Every day, Fatmata brings little Aicha with her to the market, where they sit for hours selling oranges. Due to the cataracts clouding her vision, the sweet, impish two-year-old can’t see the colourful world around her — a fact that brings her family sorrow. At the...
by webadmin | May 1, 2019 | Patients, Stories, Uncategorized, Women
ADAMA SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT HER FUTURE… Adama was five months pregnant when the world around her started to flicker and fade. The clouded cataracts in her eyes only allowed her to see mere shadows and shapes. Months passed and her vision continued to...
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