Exon Efrain Osorto Lopez | Honduras

Background

AGE: 2 years
COMMUNITY: Quebrachos, Santa Rosa Guinope
DIAGNOSTIC: Lipoma

Exon is a cute little boy from Quebrachos. He went to a medical brigade in Santa Rosa Guinope a community located approximately 2 hours away from Tegucigalpa, but Quebrachos, the community where he lives, is farther away. People walk to get to other places and they only have a bus service that works only early morning. they don’t have a health center or nurse in the community. For these reasons, people like Exon and his family walk long distances whenever they find out there is a medical brigade nearby.
The brigade took place in March 2017, when Exon was evaluated by the doctors in one of the consult stations. A doctor discovered he has had a lipoma of 3 centimeters on his back for 2 years already, it doesn’t cause him pain, but it is growing rapidly.

Next Steps

Thanks to Mount Allison University we are going to be able to take him to the surgeon and decide if he need the surgical procedure. They have donated $165 towards his medical care already! Exon has been receiving treatment in the nearby hospital in Talanga. His initial visits showed that he would not need surgery, but he had a follow-up visit in November 2017 to verify.

Call to Action

Exon is in need of additional medical care for his condition. We are seeking $100 in donations to assist Exon to cover medical costs.

Update

In November of 2017 we learned that Exon is a good candidate for surgery to remove the lipoma on his back. We are still fundraising for Exon!