Success! Romy from the Philippines raised $1,464 to fund cleft lip and palate repair.

Romy
$1,464
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$0
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Fully funded
Romy's treatment was fully funded on December 27, 2016.
  • Romy's story
  • Romy's update
November 28, 2016

Photo of Romy post-operation

February 1, 2017

Romy underwent successful cleft lip surgery.

He already feels more hopeful about his future. A week after the operation, his sutures were removed. Now, he can eat more easily, and he ha...

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Romy's Timeline

  • November 28, 2016
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Romy was submitted by Krishiel Ferenal, National Health Officer at International Care Ministries.

  • December 1, 2016
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Romy received treatment at Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao in Philippines. 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 7, 2016
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Romy's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 27, 2016
    FULLY FUNDED

    Romy's treatment was fully funded.

  • February 1, 2017
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Romy's treatment was successful. Read the update.

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Naw Aye is a 28-year-old woman who lives with her husband, son, sister-in-law, brother, two nephews, and two nieces in a refugee camp in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. Originally from across the Burmese border in a conflict-area called Karen State, she fled to the refugee camp with her family in February 2023 due to airstrikes on her village. Her husband and her brother are unemployed, while her son, nieces, and nephews go to school. She and her sister-in-law are homemakers. During her free time, she loves to play with her son and enjoys planting vegetables in her small garden. She is currently expecting her second child. Her doctors recommended that she deliver via cesarean section because In January 2020, when Naw Aye was pregnant with her first child, her water broke prematurely which put her baby's life at risk. She was brought to a hospital in Burma, where she gave birth to her son through a caesarean section (C-section). In February, after they had fled to the refugee camp, Naw Aye became pregnant. She went to the hospital in the refugee camp regularly for antenatal care. She was told during one of her visits that although her pregnancy was going well, she would need to give birth through a C-section to ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, will help ensure a safe C-section on November 3rd. This procedure costs $1500, and Naw Aye needs your support. “I want to sell sacks or Mohinga (Burmese soup) for extra income soon. But I don’t have enough cash to start doing that, and I am pregnant. I hope I can do that after I give birth,” Naw Aye said.

$1,122raised
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