Meet Luciana

Success! Luciana from Bolivia raised $1,500 to fund heart surgery.

Photo of Luciana post-operation
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Luciana's treatment was fully funded on March 6, 2026.
  • Luciana's story
  • Luciana's update
February 4, 2026
March 12, 2026

Luciana's surgery was a success! During surgery, doctors sewed a patch over the hole in Luciana's heart so that blood could no longer leak t...

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Luciana's Timeline

  • February 4, 2026
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Luciana was submitted by Owen Robinson, Executive Director at International Cardiac Alliance

  • February 4, 2026
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Luciana received treatment at Hospital del Niño Dr. Ovidio Aliaga Uría in Bolivia. 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.

  • February 5, 2026
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Luciana's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • March 6, 2026
    FULLY FUNDED

    Luciana's treatment was fully funded.

  • March 12, 2026
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Luciana's treatment was successful. Read the update

Funded by 30 donors

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Ra is a 68-year-old man from Siem Reap province in Cambodia. He and his wife have two children. His wife sells biscuits, their eldest child is a grocery seller, and their youngest is a car repairer. In his free time, Ra helps his wife with household and work-related tasks. In 2019, Ra began experiencing pain in his right hip due to avascular necrosis, a condition in which bone tissue dies due to a lack of blood supply, which caused a structural failure of his hip ball joint. Ra underwent a total hip replacement through our medical partner, Children's Surgical Center (CSC), at that time. However, over the past year, his pain has returned, and walking has become difficult. His x-ray showed that some of the acetabular cup and femoral stem (components from his hip replacement surgery) have come loose, leaving him unable to walk comfortably or perform daily activities. Ra was referred back to CSC for treatment. On April 8th, he will undergo a revision hip replacement procedure on his right hip. This surgery will stabilize the hip, relieve his pain, and restore his mobility. Ra was able to contribute $100 to his care and is requesting assistance to raise the remaining $1,400 to cover the cost of prosthesis, surgery, medications, post-operative care, and rehabilitation. Roth said, "I had a hip replacement in 2019, but over the past year, the pain has returned, and it's become difficult for me to walk. I hope further treatment will fix the problem and help me move comfortably again."

$801raised
$599to go