February 3, 2016
Meet Suni, a six-year-old girl from Nepal, who lives with her grandparents, mother, and brother at home while her father works in India. Suni helps her grandparents with their farm and collects fodder for the family cattle at home.
Our medical partner, Possible, shares that Suni has been unable to move much or even attend school because of a recent accident. One day while picking apples, Suni fell from a branch 15 feet off the ground and landed on her elbow, resulting in a painful fracture. The open injury is painful, swelling, and tender to the touch, Possible says.
Suni will need an orthosurgeon to operate on her open elbow fracture to place the broken bones back together and prevent them from moving during the healing process. Possible states that with an open reduction and internal fixation procedure, Suni’s elbow will be reset with special screws and metal plates.
$579 in funding will cover surgical costs including any medication, hospital admission charges, and follow up examinations to ensure that Suni’s elbow is completely realigned and healed.
“Suni is our very dear granddaughter,” Suni’s grandfather shares. “Her mother could not come with her because she had to look after Suni’s younger brother. I hope she is out of her pain soon.”
Meet Suni, a six-year-old girl from Nepal, who lives with her grandparents, mother, and brother at home while her father works in India. Sun...
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March 14, 2016
Suni received treatment for her fractured elbow.
The open reduction and internal fixation procedure was a success, and Suni’s fractured bones were aligned correctly and secured. Following surgery, she experienced some pain, but this was controlled with medication. She was on bed rest for two weeks, and will have to continue physiotherapy to regain her mobility. She has been instructed to not lift any heavy weight by the fractured hand for one month and to be very careful while cutting fodder for her family’s cattle. After one month, she will learn how to partially lift weight from her injured hand. And after two months, she will regain most of her mobility back.
Our medical partner, Possible, says “This is a crucial time for Suni because she is young. She needs to do all her physiotherapy exercises even though it may cause some pain initially. This time period could determine how much mobility she regains.”
Suni’s family is very excited and grateful for the surgery. Her grandfather says, “Suni didn’t even cry once throughout the treatment; she just got irritated. I feel proud thinking about how she will grow up to be such a strong woman.”
The open reduction and internal fixation procedure was a success, and Suni's fractured bones were aligned correctly and secured. Following s...
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