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| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mercy Akinyi Otieno |
| Year of birth | 1989 |
| Place of birth | Nairobi |
| Residence | Nairobi (Mathare slum) |
| Country | Kenya |
Social situation:
A dedicated doctor working for ‘Ärzte für die Dritte Welt e.V.’ in the Mathare Valley slum (in the south of Nairobi) brought the following harrowing case to Tulisa’s attention:
The patient is 22-year-old Mercy, a mother of three children (aged 6 months, 3 and 5 years). On 25 December 2011, she was injured in a serious car accident in which her 6-month-old baby and a friend died.
Medical condition:
She sustained serious injuries to her right arm and face. She also suffered a non-healing open fracture of her left wrist.
In hospital, her right arm had to be amputated; her left arm was put in a plaster cast. The first part of the operation was paid for with donations from a Kenyan doctor. However, further surgery is now required on her left arm and face.
Mercy is currently living in seclusion in her village in the Kenyan countryside. Our social worker, Dotty, is in contact with me. As soon as enough donations have been received, we would like to arrange for her to undergo the operation. Mercy therefore urgently needs your help: please help her, and we hope to be able to report on a successful outcome to the treatment soon!
Thank you very much!