Meet Lak Mom

Success! Lak Mom from Cambodia raised $211 to fund cataract surgery.

Photo of Lak Mom post-operation
$211
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Lak Mom's treatment was fully funded on February 4, 2019.
  • Lak Mom's story
  • Lak Mom's update
December 10, 2018
December 14, 2018

Lak Mom has returned home after a successful operation. Lak Mom's vision has been restored, and she will be able to work and go about her da...

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Lak Mom's Timeline

  • December 10, 2018
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Lak Mom was submitted by Lindsay Bownik, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre

  • December 10, 2018
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Lak Mom 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.

  • December 10, 2018
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Lak Mom's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 14, 2018
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Lak Mom's treatment was successful. Read the update

  • February 4, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Lak Mom's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 6 donors

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Srey Lin is a cheerful nine-year-old student from Cambodia. She lives with her parents and younger brother in Takeo Province. Her father works as a chef at a private school, and her mother is a garment factory worker. She is currently in Grade 4 and enjoys studying mathematics. When she grows up, she hopes to become a teacher. In her free time, she enjoys playing Khmer traditional games with her friends and eating spicy fried chicken. On June 1st, Srey Lin sustained a third-degree electrical burn to the fourth finger on her right hand after picking up a live electrical wire from the floor of her home. The injury caused a painful wound on her right ring finger. Despite receiving regular wound dressings at a local hospital, the wound failed to heal and developed tissue necrosis. She continues to experience pain and discomfort, which affects her ability to use her hand normally. When Srey Lin learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled for two and a half hours seeking treatment. On June 10th, surgeons at CSC will perform a debridement procedure to remove damaged and dead tissue from the wound, promote healing, reduce pain, and help prevent further complications. Now, Srey Lin needs help to fund this $417 procedure. Srey Lin's mother said, “As a mother, it is very difficult to see my daughter in pain every day. I hope this treatment will heal her wound, relieve her suffering, and allow her to use her hand normally again.”

$125raised
$292to go