Our Patients' Stories

At Justice Health Initiative our patients are at the heart of everything we do. Here you can find out more about their individual stories. Below you can watch 'A Day In The Life Of Leo', a short video produced by Boston Globe to provide an insight to Leo's daily life. You can also click on the stories of Freddy, Simplisa and the conjoined twins (Naomie and Delicia), as well as view our photo gallery.

Alongside this video, The Boston Globe released an article in 2015 in two parts about Leo's life. To read these please click the buttons below.

PART 1

PART 2

Additional articles in the Boston Globe about Alex and Leo

PART 3

PART 4

A Day in The Life of Leo

Freddy

Freddy had suffered an epileptic seizure and landed in an open cooking fire. Alex helped him between 2011 and 2013.

Simplisa

Simplisa was born with a disease called “Giant Congenital Nevus." It is a skin condition characterized by abnormal dark skin patches.

Naomie and Delicia

On May 23rd, 2021 Jane reached out to Alex about conjoined twins she found out while she was visiting a local hospital.

JORDANA

Jordana is a two-year-old Burundian suffering from an ear infection that cannot be treated in her home country nor the surrounding countries.

MOSES

Moses Masala is from Lusaka Zambia. He got burned at the age of 10 and suffered about 35% burns mostly to the chest, right side of the neck and ear, most of his right hand/arm and on his right thigh.

Patients' Stories

Photo Galley