Help Phumeza #DefeatTheSilence #dollarperpill
Help TB activist Phumeza Tisile #DefeatTheSilence and get her hearing back with implant surger.
Phumeza Tisile defeated XDR-TB (extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis), but the treatment took her hearing. She needs one dollar for every TB tablet she had to drink in order to hear again by means of bilateral cochlear implants.
“I wouldn't wish anyone to go through what I went through with drug-resistant TB. The drugs alone are a nightmare; becoming deaf because of a drug’s side effects is life-destroying.“
~ Phumeza Tisile, XDR-TB Survivor and Activist
Phumeza’s journey in numbers:
Number of times Phumeza was told she would die: 3
Days on treatment: 1 340
Number of injections: 150
Number of pills swallowed: 20 000
To hear again: 1 dollar per pill (±20 000USD or R222000)
Proposed surgery date: 19 December 2014 (or as soon as possible if funds are not yet available)
Tuberculosis still claims three lives every minute globally and is the leading cause of death in South Africa. The disease has taken so much from Phumeza, but she has already given far more back: courage for those that come after her, inspiration for those on the front lines, and a voice for the millions in need.
Help Phumeza #DefeatTheSilence. She only needs one #dollarperpill.
You can donate via: http://www.givengain.com/cause/6014/projects/15291/#content
a. Credit Card
b. Direct Bank Deposit (if South African Bank Account)
Or directly via bank deposit/electronic fund transfer – details in the link above.
All South African donations are tax-deductible – tax certificates can be provided on request by the Stellenbosch Trust on behalf of the Cochlear Implant Unit – Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University.
Thank you so much for your consideration!