Success! Sula from Uganda raised $137 to fund mass excision surgery so he can work without pain.

Sula
$137
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$0
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Fully funded
Sula's treatment was fully funded on May 15, 2023.
  • Sula's story
  • Sula's update
February 6, 2023

Photo of Sula post-operation

May 31, 2023

Sula underwent mass excision surgery so he can work without pain.

Sula had a successful excision treatment! He no longer has pain and hopes to resume his daily work with ease after he reovers. Sula is grate...

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Sula's Timeline

  • February 6, 2023
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Sula was submitted by Edward Mugane, Impact Assessment Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • February 7, 2023
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Sula received treatment at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale in Uganda. 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.

  • February 13, 2023
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Sula's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • May 15, 2023
    FULLY FUNDED

    Sula's treatment was fully funded.

  • May 31, 2023
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Sula's treatment was successful. Read the update.

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Nan is a 50-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. Nan's and his wife have eight children. Four still live at home - one son works in the rice paddies with his parents, and the three youngest children are still in school. His four older children are married but visit the family frequently. Last February, when Nan was on his way home on his motorbike during a rainstorm, he suddenly lost control of the bike on the muddy road. He fractured his left femur, but could not afford to visit the clinic, so he was treated by a Khmer traditional healer. His fractured femur has still not healed. When a bone fracture is untreated, the bone doesn't heal at all, which means that it will remain broken. As a result, Nan continues to have swelling, tenderness, and pain that has worsened over the past ten months. It is difficult for him to walk and he is in constant pain. Nan is embarrassed because he cannot work outside with his wife and son or help to feed his family. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) can help. On December 11th, Nan will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $483. This procedure will fixate his unhealed fracture with an orthopedic nail to help to heal the bone and allow him to walk again. Nan is able to contribute towards the cost of surgery and needs help raising the remaining to fund his procedure. He said, "I hope to be able to walk again after my operation, so I can work to feed my family and send my younger children to school."

$123raised
$360to go