December 1, 2013
Meet Rakesh! He is 14 and lives in Nepal. Rakesh is in 9th grade and excels in economics and accounting. He loves to play cricket and dreams of one day playing professionally. Rakesh’s father is away working in India and the rest of his family are farmers.
Rakesh has been diagnosed with a hernia; a protrusion through the muscle wall in the abdominal cavity. He suffers pain and swelling as a result, and without treatment his condition could cause bowel strangulation and death.
The cost of surgery to correct his condition is $1,390. This surgery will relieve Rakesh of this pain and allow him to pursue his dream without the risks of the hernia.
Meet Rakesh! He is 14 and lives in Nepal. Rakesh is in 9th grade and excels in economics and accounting. He loves to play cricket and dreams...
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March 25, 2015
Rakesh is unfortunately not going to receive the treatment you funded, so we've just sent you a gift card in the amount of your donation.
Unexpectedly, after his medical care was funded on Watsi, Rakesh’s treatment met with multiple logistical delays and he will not be receiving the care we originally wrote about.
We are committed to transparently reporting all patient outcomes to you, so it’s important to us that you decide where your money goes next.
We’ve just emailed you a Watsi gift card for the same amount as your donation to Rakesh. We’d love for you to use this gift card to support another Watsi patient of your choice. But if you do not want to reallocate your donation to another patient, we’ll gladly refund your contribution.
Thanks again for supporting Watsi patients, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate it.
Unexpectedly, after his medical care was funded on Watsi, Rakesh's treatment met with multiple logistical delays and he will not be receivin...
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