Patient Stories
Abraham’s Story
If I stay longer in Soddo, I am sure I will get well completely. Then when I get back to my home, I can start school. I want to be a doctor when I get older so I can help people in the way I have been helped. Abraham Fantahun was 13 when he first came to the Mossy...
Ato Anjulo
This is Ato (Mr.) Anjulo’s story about how the Mossy Foot Project has helped transform his life. I am a changed man both physically and spiritually. I was a pastor in a church when I developed mossy foot disease. As my feet swelled and large, bumpy growths appeared...
Zelalem’s Story – Hope when life seems hopeless
My name is Zelalem Dubale. My two older siblings and our mother were left alone when my father died many years ago. One of my sisters died a few days after I was born. My father was a farmer for many years. He and my mother never wore shoes while farming. He left no...
Meet Aster Lemma
My name is Aster Lemma and I am 35 years old. I am a woman with many different interesting and touching stories. Before I was married as a teenager, I experienced problems with my feet, which created many struggles in my life. I could not afford to buy and wear shoes....
A New House for Tarikwa
The impact of mossy foot disease is far wider than the health issue that presents such a visible need. Hundreds of women have been abandoned by their husbands as a result of the stigma associated with this disease, leaving them with no means to live and support...