Mech from Cambodia raised $399 to treat chronic ear infections.

Mech
$399
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Mech's treatment was fully funded on August 26, 2015.
  • Mech's story
  • Mech's update
August 3, 2015

Photo of Mech post-operation

September 9, 2015

Mech received treatment for her chronic ear infections.

Doctors successfully closed the perforation in Mech's eardrum and drained the excess fluid from her ear. "Mech no longer has discharge from ...

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Mech's Timeline

  • August 3, 2015
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Mech was submitted by Hannah Callas, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • August 3, 2015
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Mech received treatment. 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.

  • August 16, 2015
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Mech's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • August 26, 2015
    FULLY FUNDED

    Mech's treatment was fully funded.

  • September 9, 2015
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    We received an update on Mech. Read the update.

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Linn is a 50-year-old woman from Burma. She is divorced and lives with her mother and son in Karen State - a conflict area near the border of Burma and Thailand. She works as a shop vendor, selling steamed sticky rice with chicken and pork, and her mother is retired. Her 12-year-old son is in the fifth grade in Burma. Linn also cultivates vegetables in her garden and usually cooks meals using them. Linn enjoys watching movies in her free time, but she has not been able to do so for a while now. One year ago, Linn began to experience blurred and double vision. Currently, Linn cannot read, see, or walk well and requires a caregiver to assist her with daily activities. These symptoms have made it increasingly difficult for her to see clearly. Linn was diagnosed with retinal detachment, a condition in which the retina pulls away from the supportive tissue in the eye, resulting in vision loss. If left untreated, she could lose vision completely. Linn is scheduled to undergo surgery to reattach her retina. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF), requests $1,500 to cover her procedure and care costs. After her surgery, Linn's vision will hopefully be restored, and she will resume her daily activities comfortably. Linn expressed, "I am very pleased to receive help and I am relieved that I can also stay at BCMF's patients' house in Chiang Mai. I wish for the success of my eye surgery. After recovery, I hope to restart my previous business again."

$932raised
$568to go