Success! Paulo from Tanzania raised $689 to fund a mass removal procedure.

Paulo
$689
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Paulo's treatment was fully funded on May 1, 2018.
  • Paulo's story
  • Paulo's update
March 4, 2018

Photo of Paulo post-operation

April 11, 2018

Paulo underwent a mass removal procedure.

Though he is still recovering, Paulo is dong well after treatment. The mass has been removed, and he is no longer in pain. Paulo says, “...

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Paulo's Timeline

  • March 4, 2018
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Paulo was submitted by Robert Kariuki, Process Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • March 5, 2018
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Paulo received treatment at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) in Tanzania. 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.

  • March 6, 2018
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Paulo's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • April 11, 2018
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Paulo's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • May 1, 2018
    FULLY FUNDED

    Paulo's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 15 donors

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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