Success! Sophea from Cambodia raised $1,500 to fund surgery for scoliosis.

Sophea
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Sophea's treatment was fully funded on January 22, 2020.
  • Sophea's story
  • Sophea's update
October 8, 2019

Photo of Sophea post-operation

October 26, 2019

Sophea underwent surgery for scoliosis.

Sophea's operation went well. Surgery will improve her quality of life by correcting her spine position and allowing Sophea to sit for long ...

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Sophea's Timeline

  • October 8, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Sophea was submitted by Lindsay Bownik, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • October 9, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Sophea 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.

  • October 15, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Sophea's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • October 26, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Sophea's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • January 22, 2020
    FULLY FUNDED

    Sophea's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 29 donors

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Shinka is a 6-year-old boy from Kenya. He is the last born in a family of seven children. His father, who was the sole breadwinner of the family passed away in 2017 after a short illness. To provide for the family, the eldest son, who finished his high school studies last year, sells milk to earn some money. Sometimes the earnings are not much, and they have to rely on family members for financial support. The family does not have medical coverage and is not able to raise the money needed to pay for Shinka's surgery. In May of last year, Shinka started experiencing some difficulty when passing urine. At some point, he had stopped going to school for a few weeks. His mother shared Shinka's condition with his uncle who took him to a local health center for review. Shinka was examined and referred to our facility. When he came with his uncle for examination, doctors were able to diagnose his condition and also found a condition called cryptorchidism that first requires a bilateral orchidopexy surgery. If left untreated, Shinka has an increased risk of developing hernias, testicular cancer, and fertility problems in the future. Shinka will be receiving assistance from our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH). Fortunately, he is scheduled to undergo corrective surgery on January 11th. AMHF is requesting $646 to cover the total cost of his procedure and care. Shinka’s uncle says, “We are very much worried as a family about Shinka’s condition. His studies are affected, and we want him to go back to school as soon as possible.”

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