Success! Bunthen from Cambodia raised $216 to fund pterygium eye surgery so that she can see well.

Bunthen
$216
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$0
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Fully funded
Bunthen's treatment was fully funded on December 20, 2021.
  • Bunthen's story
  • Bunthen's update
October 21, 2021

Photo of Bunthen post-operation

December 27, 2021

Bunthen underwent pterygium eye surgery so that she can see clearly and regain confidence.

Bunthen was hesitant to have surgery, but her all was successful and she is grateful to the surgery team for their help. Bunthen's vision im...

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Bunthen's Timeline

  • October 21, 2021
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Bunthen was submitted by Sieng Heng at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • October 21, 2021
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Bunthen 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 26, 2021
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Bunthen's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 20, 2021
    FULLY FUNDED

    Bunthen's treatment was fully funded.

  • December 27, 2021
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Bunthen's treatment was successful. Read the update.

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Chisuka is a widow who lost her husband in February 2023. Chisuka has never had a child of her own but has been keeping three orphans aged 15, 10, and 6 years old for her late sister who passed on 5 years ago. Her husband had lost his first wife 30 years ago who left a 6-year-old son who has been brought up by Chisuka until now. He is a soldier who is married with one child. Chisuka and her late husband loved these orphans and brought them up like their own before death separated them. Chisuka shared that a month after losing her husband, she was chased out of her main house and most of her belongings were taken by her in-laws. Chisuka is now in the boys’ quarter together with her children while the main house is rented but the money is not shared with her. Her stepson withdrew his support after the death of his father. Chisuka started selling groundnut flour for a living. She likes praying and encouraging her children to work hard at school since life has changed for the worse. Chisuka was well until three years ago when she started experiencing cramping abdominal pains and felt a hard mass on the left side of her abdomen. Chisuka has been to different hospitals without much improvement. Of late Chisuka has had overwhelming abdominal pains, bleeding tendencies, loss of appetite leading to loss of weight, a lot of discomforts leading to more stress, weakness, and general body pain. On 24th January, Chisuka was booked and seen by the gynecologist at our medical partner's care center PIH who confirmed the diagnosis of multiple uterine fibroids through an ultrasound scan. She was notified about the need for a surgical intervention called total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) which is the removal of the uterus, including the cervix. Chisuka was then referred to the Watsi program due to her financial status. She is contributing what she can and needs help raising $1,363 to fund her surgery. Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in a woman's uterus. Fibroids might become quite large leading to severe abdominal pain and heavy bleeding. If left untreated, fibroids continue to grow, both in size and number worsening the symptoms; the heavy bleeding may become worse causing anemia which may be fatal. After the surgery, it is expected that Chisuka will stop having unbearable abdominal pains and heavy bleeding and will continue taking care of her late sister’s children and living a more comfortable life. Chisuka, with tears in her eyes, said, “Please help me, I have faced more than I could, and now I need a breather and a comfortable life to let me render support to my children.”

$830raised
$533to go