Success! Daliza from Cambodia raised $1,500 to fund spinal surgery.

Daliza
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Daliza's treatment was fully funded on May 10, 2020.
  • Daliza's story
  • Daliza's update
March 2, 2020

Photo of Daliza post-operation

March 26, 2020

Daliza underwent spinal surgery.

Daliza's spinal surgery was a great success! Her surgery took several hours, but she is now resting well in the recovery ward. Surgery has c...

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Daliza's Timeline

  • March 2, 2020
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Daliza was submitted by Lindsay Bownik, Stakeholder Relations Officer at Children's Surgical Centre.

  • March 3, 2020
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Daliza 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.

  • March 3, 2020
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Daliza's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • March 26, 2020
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Daliza's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • May 10, 2020
    FULLY FUNDED

    Daliza's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 38 donors

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Marife is a loving wife and mother from the Philippines. She previously worked as a janitor at Makati Medical Center but had to quit to give more time to her daughter, who has difficulty breathing with asthma. Marife occasionally does freelance work, but their family mostly depends on the income her husband makes as a janitor. Marife and her family reside in a Housing Relocation Site provided by the National Housing Authority. One year ago, Marife began to experience troubling symptoms, including vomiting and extreme abdominal pain. She described it as even worse pain than when she gave birth. For a year, she tried various medications and home remedies to help ease the pain, but to no avail. After seeking treatment through our medical partner, World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP), Marife was diagnosed with cholelithiasis, or gallstones. If left untreated, her symptoms will continue to worsen and put her at risk for further health complications in the future. Marife is scheduled to undergo a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) on October 21st. A portion of the cost of the procedure is being supported by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and WSFP is raising the remaining $1,128 to cover the cost of Marife's surgery and care. Marife says, "This surgery will be a great help for me and my family as it will regain my confidence. I have been through depression since I first felt my symptoms. This illness sacrificed my supervision and parenting time with my daughter. I had come to the point of being hopeless but thanks to this hospital and the donors I will fight and continue my life. I hope they can help more people like me who need an operation. Thank you very much."

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