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Your Gifts of Love make good things happen to people like Bharthi and her family! (See Bharthi’s Story on Pg 2)
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Finding Care and Compassion Bharthi, a young widow of 28, lives in Nepal with her two small children. She is suffering severe pain due to leprosy complications. Barthi was diagnosed with leprosy and given Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) to cure her of the disease. But by that time she had already experienced the symptoms of leprosy for two years or more. She was losing feeling in her hands and her feet. Disfiguring skin nodules had developed on her face and body, and ulcers on her feet. If only she had been diagnosed earlier! The leprosy bacteria would not have been able to cause so much damage. To make matters worse, Barthi is suffering severe pain and fever from Type 2 Leprosy Reaction. Sadly, this is a common complication of leprosy which has gone untreated for too long. MDT is very effective at destroying the leprosy bacteria in the body. But the build-up of dead leprosy cells can cause inflammation, pain and fever. Bharthi’s children and her in-laws have been very supportive. But she still feels the stigma of leprosy and does not like to go out. This young widow has seen others affected by leprosy badly treated in her home community. And she is afraid people will also reject and mistreat her because of the visible marks on her face. Bharthi took her MDT tablets for one year. But due to Leprosy Reaction, she needs further treatment at The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital in Kathmandu. She is likely to be an inpatient, which sadly means being separated from her family for a time. You can help someone like Bharthi by purchasing a Gift of Love. A Gift of Leprosy Reaction Treatment will help restore a life affected by leprosy and its distressing complications. And the Gift of Contact Tracing can help provide early diagnosis within a patient’s immediate family or community. To help prevent others from having a similar experience to Bharthi, please join us in ending the transmission of leprosy – forever!
Your Gifts of Love can be life changing for someone like Bharthi! Thank you! 2
Every 2 minutes... one person is diagnosed
Facts about Leprosy Leprosy is found all over the world – sometimes even in Australia. It is most common in places of poverty. Leprosy can attack and destroy the nerves in the body, especially in the hands, feet and face resulting in loss of feeling and/or function. Stigma and discrimination exist in many countries. Fear of rejection by family and friends prevents people seeking diagnosis and treatment early on. That puts them at higher risk of nerve damage and irreversible disability. The leprosy bacteria can attack the eyes and the eyelids causing paralysis. If patients cannot close their eyes, debris and insects can easily enter and cause damage, eventually leading to permanent blindness.
What is Leprosy Reaction? Acute episodes of inflammation called ‘reactions’ happen in up to half the people diagnosed with leprosy, sometime during or after MDT antibiotic treatment. Reactions cause swelling and pain in skin, nerves and eyes, and patients may need to be hospitalised for months. Type 1 Leprosy Reaction is a milder form and can develop if there are not many leprosy bacteria present in the body. Type 2 Leprosy Reaction or ENL can develop when high levels of leprosy bacteria are present. When ENL develops, patients experience severe pain, fever and very inflamed skin lesions.
Every 2 minutes one person is diagnosed with leprosy | Cure One Today
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Give the gift of leprosy screening to one family member of a person diagnosed with leprosy. Contact tracing helps stop leprosy transmission. Early detection and treatment can mean patients are less likely to develop irreversible permanent disability.
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This gift will help set up a poultry business. Eggs provide a family with extra protein, vitamins and minerals in their diet. Any surplus can be sold in the market creating a regular income.
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Healing from leprosy isn’t always straightforward. Around 1 in 3 leprosy patients experience a complication called “reaction”. In severe cases, it’s incredibly debilitating, requiring steroid treatments and hospital stays. Your gift helps provide treatment and food supplements.
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In hospitals, sanitary bedding and clothing for leprosy patients are essential and need regular changing. Your gift provides patients with fresh linen to help keep them comfortable, fresh and healthy during their stay.
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Leprosy Reaction Treatment
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Pair of Sunglasses 11288
Imagine if your eyes could never fully close. Tiny specks of dust and dirt could cause infection, irritation and blindness. That can happen when leprosy damages the eye’s nerve endings. Sunglasses are a simple but effective way to protect eyes and save sight.
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Walking Aids 12622
Support the load of those disabled by leprosy by providing a walking stick, cane or crutch. Your gift of safety and stability helps them back on their feet.
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Two Brothers in PNG say Thank You! When Phisto was 14 years old, he discovered some strange discoloured patches on his skin. To make matters worse, his hands felt numb and clumsy and his eyes started to become red and sore.
Phisto [pictured left] and Lawrence [pictured right] live in Papua New Guinea.
Phisto and his family live in a low-income area in PNG. Many families like theirs live in makeshift shelters and cramped living quarters. Living conditions where unfortunately a disease like leprosy can thrive. After two years, Phisto visited a health clinic because of a persistent headache. There he was diagnosed with leprosy. And sadly, at the same time, his little brother Lawrence who was only 8 years old, was also diagnosed with leprosy. Both Phisto and Lawrence were prescribed a full course of Multi-Drug Treatment (MDT). Not only to cure their leprosy but also to halt any deformity developing. Lawrence took the full course of Multi-Drug Treatment (MDT) and was completely cured.
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Villages and health clinics are often remote and difficult to access. Leprosy patients can struggle to access a constant supply of the cure. Your gift enables delivery of a supply of Multi-Drug Therapy to a clinic so patients can successfully complete treatment without interruption.
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But Phisto struggled. After completing only 5 months of the daily medication, his life seemed to unravel. Things were difficult at home and one day his father left. Phisto found himself the male head of the family, being the eldest of six siblings. He was battling emotions. He started drinking and smoking with friends to escape what was happening at home. And no longer took his medication regularly.
his health a priority. Later Phisto shared: “My family and The Leprosy Mission have been supportive and have encouraged me to take treatment regularly again…” Phisto feels that at last things have changed for the better. Since taking treatment his hands have improved. They have much more mobility. He knows that without completing a full course, his symptoms can return. Phisto is thankful he does not have deformity. He has seen others with disability, due to the consequences of leprosy. He feels compassion for those who do and wants to do more to help them.
“I want to gather people in my settlement together who have been affected by leprosy and other diseases so we can support one another more through self-care, especially those with disability”. Your support gives hope to many people affected by leprosy in PNG, like Phisto and Lawrence! You can help us provide the cure and restore people to health and well-being. God bless you!
But then The Leprosy Mission staff in PNG stepped in. They encouraged Phisto to make
Together we’re working towards a Leprosy-free world!
NEW! All it takes is $36 a month for 12 months
How you can Cure One person like Shabnam So many people like Shabnam are still waiting for supporters like you with the heart and means to Cure One. All it takes to change one life is $432 – or $36 a month for 12 months. When Shabnam, now 18, was diagnosed with leprosy she was terrified. With ‘tell-tale’ signs of leprosy evident on her body, such as discoloured patches on her face, swollen hands and a completely collapsed bridge on her nose, Shabnam was overcome by loneliness. Her self-esteem crumbled. The nerve-damage caused by leprosy was also numbing her hands. She couldn’t feel things like she used to. Feeling very insecure, Shabnam stopped attending school. Even some of her own family Use your phone to scan and make an upfront donation of $432 at our website, to help Cure One today!
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Vocational Training
11295 Assist a young person affected by leprosy to train in a practical vocation that will empower them with financial independence.
rejected her. She felt broken-hearted, isolated and alone. It is sad to see someone so young already having suffered so much. But there is hope. You can Cure One today. With a full course of Multi-Drug Therapy, taken daily for at least one year, someone like Shabnam can be cured of leprosy. With your support, like Shabnam, they can also receive physiotherapy and vocational training. Or guidance for employment or to start their own business.
Will you do as Jesus did in touching the lives of people with leprosy… one person at a time? It’s so simple to Cure One. Tick the box on the order form or ask one of our team members to contact you with more information.
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Physiotherapy 12647 Help someone affected by leprosy recover the use of their fingers, feet or limbs. Your gift will teach patients the right muscle exercises or how to manage aids or prosthetics.
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GIFTS OF LOVE
Hussaini’s hands are now helping others, thanks to people like you!
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Self Care Package
Hussaini (68 years old), has been fighting leprosy all his life and he is winning! Thank you for your support. When he was just one year old, his parents noticed the first sign of leprosy. On his tiny little body, they found a pale area of skin. His parents took him to a traditional herbal healer who advised them that Hussaini should not eat goat, eggs, or fish. Unfortunately, this was not helpful, and Hussaini’s leprosy continued to grow worse. When he was 7 years old, his parents decided to take him to a clinic for treatment. Unfortunately, this was before an effective cure for leprosy was developed and the prescribed drugs didn’t help him. So sadly, Hussaini continued to suffer from swelling, ulcers on his left foot, painful nerve damage in both arms and clawed hands. But thanks to people like you, finally Hussaini was able to get the medical care he needed. When he was in his 30s, he was prescribed the newly developed MultiDrug Therapy (MDT). Hussaini took MDT
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for the next two years and his leprosy was completely cured. Hussaini is very happy now and lives in a leprosy settlement. Although his hands are still clawed from the effects of leprosy, he chooses to help others in his community recover from the disease.
12623 A daily self-care routine is a must for people managing the effects of leprosy. You can provide a pack of necessities to cleanse and protect them each and every day.
Trained by The Leprosy Mission Nigeria Staff, Hussaini now works in a clinic three days a week helping treat patient’s ulcers. The Leprosy Mission Nigeria provides the clinic with free supplies including bandages. Thanks to the support of people like you. Now, in a senior position in his community, Hussaini has found both dignity and respect.
Thank you for your compassionate heart. You are helping people like Hussaini heal and recover from leprosy! Your continued support not only empowers them, it restores their lives. You are inspiring them to care and enabling them to help others too!
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Cure Package
12649 Your gift of a Cure Package today can help provide the cure and care for someone affected by leprosy, like Mantika, and help them to survive. Order a Gift of Love Cure Package on the form in the centre pages.
Your shopping gives hope, healing and dignity to someone with Leprosy!
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Occupational Therapy 12965 Help a person with a disability to receive Occupational Therapy so they can go about their day with increased mobility and ease. Your gift will help patients adapt to living at home, studying or working with a disability.
Counselling
11573 People affected by leprosy often face discrimination and stigma. Counselling helps them to overcome their feelings of rejection. This is provided through the hospitals we support in India and projects in Nepal.
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11289 Schools often turn away children from leprosy affected families. The Leprosy Mission works hard to open school doors. Leprosy makes life in poverty difficult. Families cannot usually afford school materials. But your Gifts of Love help them afford a uniform, books and pens.
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Farmer’s Tool Box
12651 Your gift will help realise the dream of a trade for a person affected by leprosy. This gift includes all the tools they need to start working and earning, along with essential training.
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Children’s Scholarship
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Newborn Essentials
12966 Help a woman affected by leprosy prepare for her new baby. Bless her with a newborn kit containing clothes, towels and baby soap. Your gift will also provide micro-nutrient and food supplements. Keeping both mum and bub healthy through pregnancy and post-delivery.
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Beekeeper Starter Kit 12970
Cultivating bees produces honey for nutrition, which can also be sold for income. Bees are also vital for pollination of flowers, forests and crops. Help a person affected by leprosy or disability, and their wider community, benefit from bees by providing beehive essentials. What a sweet gift!
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Wheelchair
11292 This ‘Gift of Love’ allows a person with a disability to be mobile, so they can go out to school or work and socialise. This independence and selfreliance is priceless!
Eye Surgery Give the priceless gift of sight with eye surgery for a leprosy patient. Leprosy-damaged nerves in and around eyes can lead to blindness. Your gift will help restore their vision so they can see a brighter future!
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12652 Make your gift of Reconstructive Surgery today and help provide the cure and care for someone affected by leprosy, like Krishna.
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Prosthetic Limb
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12624 Transform the lives of those who have lost limbs by providing lifelike prosthetics. Give them the gift of increased agility and independence to help them walk again.
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Reconstructive Surgery
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Buffalo
11296 Your gift of a buffalo is a great asset for subsistence farmers. It can do the hard work of tilling the ground for crops and can provide transport as well as milk and cheese. That’s labour, food, transport and extra income for a family.
Student Accommodation & Food
12290 Support a young student by giving the gift of food and accommodation. Away from their family, and not yet earning income, your gift is vital so they can graduate.
Every 2 minutes one person is diagnosed with leprosy | Cure One Today
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University Scholarship
12845 Students affected by leprosy and disability can struggle to continue their education. Your gift enables a young person affected by leprosy to go to university, by contributing towards their fees, books and stationery.
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Kiosk Business Start-Up
12967 What a joy to enable a family affected by leprosy or disability to open a small kiosk, with all the supplies and training they need. The small space is ideal for people whose mobility has been affected. And the social outlet provides increased community participation.
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Healthcare Worker Training
12841 Whole communities can benefit from a health worker trained in leprosy detection and treatment. Your gift will provide the knowledge a healthcare worker needs to understand and help fight this complex disease.
Hearing Aids
12964 Being deaf or hard of hearing can mean missing out on the voices of family, friends, teachers or colleagues. Your gift means a person hard of hearing can participate in regular activities, has wider prospects, and can attain a better quality of life through community inclusion.
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Aged Care for Leprosy Patients
12288 Give elderly disabled leprosy patients in Thailand the gift of living their twilight years in comfort and dignity. Your gift provides accommodation and holistic care though every stage and level of care they need.
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Community Toilet Block
12842 Many communities don’t have toilets. Poor sanitation leads to sickness and disease. In particular it can affect babies and young children. Your gift can provide many people with a healthier lifestyle. It can lead to increased school attendance and improved work opportunities.
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Soap
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11574 Providing soap is essential for the skin care and prevention of infection for people affected by leprosy. Soap improves hygiene and helps reduce the incidence of preventable diseases in poor communities.
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Protective Shoes
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11286 Leprosy can lead to a loss of feeling in the feet, and cause permanent damage. Your gift will provide shoes to protect vulnerable feet.
12289 Enable a student affected by leprosy to attend and participate in activities at a Vocational Training Centre by providing a uniform. Properly clothed, they can fit in with other students. You give the gift of belonging.
Goat
11287 One goat provides much needed milk and cheese for a family. With two or more goats and training in animal husbandry, a family can have a sustainable income.
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