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Caribbean Aid – Rafael’s Appeal

Rafael was born with severe deformity of his right leg, the deformity is caused by a rare medical condition known as Tibial hemimelia. Tibial hemimelia is extremely rare, occurring in only one out of one million live births.

Unfortunately, the only medical option available for Rafael in Jamaica is amputation.

Driven by a mothers love, alternative treatment was searched for and found by Rafael’s mother. Now, begin their battle, to raise the cost of Rafael’s surgery.

Rafael was examined by Dr. Paley, founder of The Paley Institute in the United States, who determined that Rafael has an excellent chance of gaining close to the full functionality of his leg.

Thankfully, Rafael have been offered reconstructive surgery at the Paley Institute, but at a very high financial cost. Sadly, the huge cost of surgery needed by 2-year-old Rafael is beyond the affordability of his parents.

The Paley Institute have successfully performed reconstructive surgery on children born with the same deforming medical condition as Rafael, dramatically changing their lives. The pioneering work of Dr Paley has been so successful, that he was featured on Oprah Winfrey 20/20 talk show in 2012.

View The Paley Institute on Oprah at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARHWUm2mPA
Rafael is a lively 2 year old who loves to play like any child his age, and although is condition is not life-threatening, Rafael is severely hindered by the deformity of his leg.

With your help, Rafael will be the first Jamaican child to receive this corrective surgery, thus setting a trend for future children, throughout the region.

Please donate whatever you can today, no matter how small. Together we can make a real difference in Rafael’s life, together we can save Rafael’s leg. 

Please can I ask you all to like and share Rafael’s Appeal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to spread the word as far and wide as possible? 

On behalf on Rafael and family, thank you for you kindness, your generosity and for making a huge difference to the life of 2 year old Rafael.  

To find out more about Rafael – visit: http://www.caribbeanaid.org.uk/rafaels-appeal/

Caribbean Aid, Working on behalf of seriously ill children, bridging the gap between children in need and the specialist.

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Don Brown
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