Success! Sok Heang from Cambodia raised $398 to fund cataract surgery.

Sok Heang
$398
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$0
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Fully funded
Sok Heang's treatment was fully funded on February 1, 2019.
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  • Sok Heang's update
January 20, 2019

Photo of Sok Heang post-operation

January 23, 2019

Sok Heang underwent cataract surgery.

Sok Heang has returned home after a successful operation. As per her doctor's instructions, she had one eye done, and will need to return in...

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Sok Heang's Timeline

  • January 20, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Sok Heang was submitted by Lindsay Bownik, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • January 21, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Sok Heang 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 22, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Sok Heang's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • January 23, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Sok Heang's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • February 1, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Sok Heang's treatment was fully funded.

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Nay is a 31-year-old man from Burma. He lives with his mother, two sisters, two brothers-in-law, two nephews, and two nieces in a village in Karen State along the Burma border. Nay works in Thailand as a day laborer, spending one week working in Mae Sot and then returning for two days to his village. Nay’s mother is retired and one of his sisters is a homemaker, taking care of her children. The other sister and two brothers-in-law are day laborers on a farm in Karen State. They also grow vegetables for family consumption. His nephews and one niece go to school. Their monthly income is enough for basic needs and they make an effort to pay for basic health care. In his free time, Nay enjoys helping in his community and fixing electronic items. In July 2023, Nay began to experience blurred vision in his right eye. He has intermittent pain and discharge. These symptoms have made it increasingly difficult for him to see clearly. Nay feels uncomfortable seeing only with his left eye and feels sad and depressed about his condition. Nay was diagnosed with retinal detachment, a condition in which the retina pulls away from the supportive tissue in the eye, resulting in vision loss. If left untreated, he could lose vision entirely in the right eye. Nay is scheduled to undergo surgery to reattach his retina on January 18th. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to cover the cost of this procedure and care. After the surgery, Nay's vision will hopefully be restored, and he will resume his daily activities comfortably. Nay said “I was stuck and hopeless while the doctor was telling me that I would need a surgery. I don’t even know how to explain about my health problem to my family. I worry they will feel so sad and worry about me. I am unhappy and feel tired emotionally. After learning that I have donors who will help me paying for my treatment in Chiang Mai, I feel like my hope has returned and I'm wishing my vision would repair and I'll be able to continue my career in the future."

$920raised
$580to go