6-year-old Leydi (LA-dee) lives with her mom, who is a single parent, in Iquitos, Peru. Leydi has suffered from an umbilical hernia since birth. It causes her to have a lot of pain. “I don't want to my stomach to hurt,” the little girl told us. “I want to play without pain.”

Her mother Gianella told us that, over time the bulge in her stomach has been growing and is causing other health issues. “My daughter suffers every day. She gets urinary tract infections from the swelling. Her legs hurt too. I asked God, ‘What can I do?’ I felt so helpless.”

Leydi’s mom works selling a few vegetables every day; just enough to buy a little food for them to eat. “Sometimes, with what I earn we can barely eat twice a day,” said Gianella. “Sometimes, Leydi even goes without breakfast.”

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