Meet Lim, a 75-year-old woman from Cambodia. Lim is the matriarch of a large family, with four daughters, four sons, and twenty grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and listening to the monks praying.
“Lim has been living with cataracts in her eye for 20 years,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Center (CSC). Cataracts are an ocular condition in which a thin cloudy layer grows over the lens of the eye. A normal, unobstructed eye lens will allow light to pass to the retina in order to process a clear image. However, an eye with a cataract is unable to absorb as much light, which ultimately can lead to blurred vision.
In Lim’s case, her vision has deteriorated so much so that it has become difficult for her to walk, eat, and do almost anything on her own. As a result, her husband has to spend significant time caring for her, taking him away from work.
Lim needs corrective surgery to remove the clouded lens in her eye and replace it with a new, artificial lens. For $150, we can ensure that Lim gets the surgery she needs as well as provide for her stay in the hospital, medications, and pre and post-operative care.
Following surgery, Lim’s vision will be fully restored.
CSC tells us, “Lim is looking forward to being able to do things independently again, like going to the pagoda with the other older people of the village and spending more time with her grandchildren.”
Let’s support Lim get her independence back and return to doing the things she enjoys.
