Mother's Day is just 4 days away, and we would like to pay special tribute to women around the world (840 hits)
Mother's Day is just 4 days away, and we would like to pay special tribute to women around the world who are bravely fighting for their family's health with the help of Carter Center supporters like you. Because of their traditional role as caregivers, women are particularly vulnerable to painful diseases like river blindness and trachoma. Meet Pitasia Gonzáles, who lives in rural Mexico with her daughters, in a home surrounded by coffee fields accessible only by foot. She is just one of the many brave women around the world who suffers from a preventable, yet debilitating disease. She was a strong and capable provider for her family, until river blindness stole her sight many years ago. Although this terrible disease has cost Pitasia her sight, she is hopeful for her grandchildren's future. "Their generation has the opportunity to preserve its vision," said Gonzáles. With continued focus on health education and treatment, it is likely Gonzáles will be one of the last people in the Western Hemisphere to be blinded by this horrible disease. Together with the six endemic countries, the Carter Center-led river blindness campaign pushes to stop transmission of the disease by 2012.
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