Meet Mom

Success! Mom from Cambodia raised $300 to treat glaucoma and cataracts.

Photo of Mom post-operation
$300
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Mom's treatment was fully funded on December 25, 2015.
  • Mom's story
  • Mom's update
December 14, 2015
January 21, 2016

"Mom's surgery went well. She has been instructed to apply eye drops daily to protect herself from infection," reports our medical partner, ...

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Mom's Timeline

  • December 14, 2015
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Mom was submitted by Hannah Callas, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre

  • December 14, 2015
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    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 24, 2015
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Mom's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 25, 2015
    FULLY FUNDED

    Mom's treatment was fully funded.

  • January 21, 2016
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Mom's treatment was successful. Read the update

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