Patient Stories

A Body Healed is a Life Transformed

They are daughters, wives, mothers, sons, and fathers. Behind every face, there's a name and a heart that holds a dream. Here are their stories.

Mamadou, ophtalmic patient

New Vision and New Life for Mamadou

For Mamadou, receiving a free surgery changed his life as he could see things so clearly for the first time.

Bowed legs surgery

Fudia’s Transformation Story

Fudia had grown accustomed to the daily struggles of walking with severe bowed legs, but a free surgery with Mercy Ships changed her life.

Emmanuel, maxillofacial patient, with his mother wearing a christmas hat.

The Greatest Gift: Hope for Emmanuel

You have the power to transform more lives like Emmanuel's.

Aly Hall and Catherine Conteh together in front of the Global Mercy after not seeing each other for 30 years.

Let’s Make a Difference With Generosity and Gratitude

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Lucy, maxillofacial patient, the morning of her hospital admission.

Resilience in the Face of Pain: Lucy's Story

Her surgery to remove a tumor lasted 5 hours, requiring a team of 4 surgeons and scrub nurses – and it was a success!
Muriella

Muriella’s Journey of Hope

Meet Muriella years after surgery! She lived with a facial tumor for years, then Mercy Ships returned to Madagascar.

The real change comes when we all work together.

No one should feel isolated from their community because they can’t access medical care. Help us bring hope and healing to those in need. So they can live with purpose and meaning in their communities.

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