Meet Alex

Success! Alex from Kenya raised $848 to fund hand surgery following a road accident.

Photo of Alex post-operation
$848
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Fully funded
Alex's treatment was fully funded on December 1, 2020.
  • Alex's story
  • Alex's update
June 15, 2020
July 10, 2020

Alex underwent a successful fracture repair surgery. He is no longer in pain and feels more confident and comfortable lifting his hand. Our ...

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Alex's Timeline

  • June 15, 2020
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Alex was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, SAFE Senior Program Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare

  • June 16, 2020
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Alex received treatment at AIC Kapsowar Hospital in Kenya. 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.

  • June 18, 2020
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Alex's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • July 10, 2020
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Alex's treatment was successful. Read the update

  • December 1, 2020
    FULLY FUNDED

    Alex's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 21 donors

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Phors is a 35-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. Phors is married and lives with her husband, who works in a factory, and their two children, one in Grade 6 and the other in kindergarten. She enjoys listening to music and spending time caring for her children. Three months ago, Phors had an ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the eardrum, in her right ear to perforate. For this reason, Phors experiences pain, ringing in her right ear, reduced hearing, and ear discharge. An examination found a perforation in her right eardrum, and she was diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). Her ear problems make it difficult for Phors to hear clearly and communicate comfortably with others. As a rice farmer and mother, she hopes to improve her hearing so she can manage her farming work and care for her children more comfortably. On October 27th, with the help of our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), Phors will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in her right ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. She can contribute $100, but needs help raising $263 more to fund her procedure and care. Phors said, “I hope the surgery will help me hear better and reduce the problems with my right ear. I want to communicate more easily with others and continue my farming work comfortably. I’m looking forward to feeling better and returning to my daily activities without so much worry about my ear.”

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