21 years old. Just became a mother.

It’s hard to believe that she’s still alive.

She’s 21 years old. Maasai. Newly became a mother.
Shortly after giving birth, she became dizzy – and fell forward into the fire.
Her forehead. Her eyes. Her nose.
Everything was burned.
Again, treatment. No help.
For a whole year, she’s lived with open wounds on her face.
Her eyelids are so stretched out that she can’t close them.
She’s lost the sight in her right eye.
She only has a little sight left in her left eye.
Imagine living like that. For a full year.

When she finally came to KCMC, it was hard to find words.
How did she survive?

Now the treatment is underway.
The surgeons have made a skin flap from her forearm to her forehead.
The next step is to detach the flap and try to rebuild her eyelid so that her remaining vision can be protected.
It’s complex. It’s demanding.

It’s stories like this that remind us why our work is so important.
Care4Burn makes a difference where hope is almost nonexistent.