Success! Voeun from Cambodia raised $253 to fund cataract surgery.

Voeun
$253
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Voeun's treatment was fully funded on June 15, 2023.
  • Voeun's story
  • Voeun's update
January 12, 2023

Photo of Voeun post-operation

June 29, 2023

Voeun underwent cataract surgery.

Voeun and his family traveled to CSC for his operation. He spent a night in the hospital after surgery and returned home the following day. ...

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Voeun's Timeline

  • January 12, 2023
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Voeun was submitted by Romanea Khun, Assistant Manager, CSC at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • January 13, 2023
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Voeun received treatment at Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Centre in Cambodia. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • January 20, 2023
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Voeun's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 15, 2023
    FULLY FUNDED

    Voeun's treatment was fully funded.

  • June 29, 2023
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Voeun's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Funded by 4 donors

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Rose is a 62-year-old widow with two fully grown children. She lost her husband four years ago. Rose owns a small business where she sells sand and also performs garden maintenance for a small fee. Rose gets support from both children, who are married with children themselves now. She lives with her second-born child in a three-bedroom house without water and electricity. Rose likes doing house chores and enjoys eating nsima, a culinary tradition of Malawi, made from maize flour with vegetables. In 2014, Rose started experiencing pain when she swallowed. She visited the hospital near her home, where she was treated. The treatment worked for awhile until December of last year when her daughter noticed that Rose's neck was swollen on the right side. In March, Rose noticed that the swelling was getting larger and also causing consistent pain. Rose decided it was time to visit Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi where a scan revealed her mass had grown substantially and was stemming from the right thyroid lobe. Her doctor diagnosed her with a goiter and determined that surgery would be needed. Due to her financial challenges, Rose could not afford the surgery. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), can help. Rose met with a surgeon who confirmed her diagnosis and the need for surgical intervention called a thyroidectomy, which removes part or all of the thyroid gland. Rose believes the surgery will help her to get better and prevent her symptoms from impacting her day to day life, and allow her to focus on how good her life is. She was able to contribute $10 toward her care and is grateful to all to help her raise the $1,015 needed. Rose said, “Thank you donors for supporting me, I want to live my normal life.”

$349raised
$666to go