Success! Bright from Tanzania raised $935 to fund clubfoot repair surgery to heal a birth condition.

Bright
$935
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$0
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Fully funded
Bright's treatment was fully funded on March 25, 2023.
  • Bright's story
  • Bright's update
November 3, 2022

Photo of Bright post-operation

March 30, 2023

Bright underwent clubfoot treatment to heal his birth condition.

Bright has started manipulation and casting to help correct both his feet. He is currently on his second cast and scheduled to have his thir...

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Bright's Timeline

  • November 3, 2022
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Bright was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, Curative Medical Support Program-Partner Representative at African Mission Healthcare.

  • November 4, 2022
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Bright received treatment at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) in Tanzania. 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.

  • November 9, 2022
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Bright's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • March 25, 2023
    FULLY FUNDED

    Bright's treatment was fully funded.

  • March 30, 2023
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Bright's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Funded by 21 donors

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Daw Nan is a 64-year-old woman from Myanmar. She lives with her husband in a village in Karen State. Her husband is retired and she occasionally works as an agricultural day laborer. She also grows cashews in her garden and sells what she harvests once a year. Sometimes, her daughter, who works in Thailand, sends her pocket money. In her free time, she likes to go to the temple and meditate. Currently, she can only perceive light with her right eye and the vision in her left eye is starting to blur. She cannot see people's faces with her right eye, and her left eye is sensitive to light. Because of her poor vision, she can only walk slowly because she is worried that she will trip and fall. She also feels stressed about her vision problem, and she has lost weight and has little appetite. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to fund lens replacement surgery for Daw Nan. On February 10th, doctors will perform a lens replacement, during which they will remove Daw Nan's natural lenses and replace them with an intraocular lens implant in each eye. After recovery, she will be able to see clearly. Now, she needs help to fund this $1,500 procedure. Daw Nan said, "Since the vision in my right eye worsened and I noticed that the vision in my left eye is worsening, I feel stressed at all times. I cannot work properly as my [left] eye hurts and waters when it is bright outside. I feel sad. Even though I eat, I have a poor appetite and I have lost weight. I will be very happy if I can see again after my surgery."

$875raised
$625to go