Jeremiah has had his final operation 🙌

Jeremiah has made a full recovery after his final operation for a serious bowel condition he had had since birth.

Jeremiah was born with anal stenosis, a condition affecting bowel movements.  We had already funded his initial operation - a posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) - a reconstructive  surgery where he was fitted with a colostomy bag while he recovered and healed.

The second and final operation, performed by Dr John Sekabira, was a colostomy closure.

This condition is a really important operation for us to fund.  Having a colostomy presents huge hygiene challenges and it's hard to source the expensive colostomy bags.

The operation requires highly specialised skills and there are very few surgeons who can do perform this operation. We are so lucky that Dr. Sekabira, the first person to perform such surgery in Uganda, is part of our team.  Dr Sekabira has subsequently trained other surgeons to now perform this operation.

Donation's from our September XNRG fundraiser covered all the costs of the actual surgery, medical supplies, hospital stay and post-op care.

On behalf of Jeremiah and his family thank you for funding is operation.

This is Dr Sekabira with a post-op update: