Isobel's Surgery Appeal |
| Monday, 18 January 2010 15:11 |
 Isobel at the age of 20 days old had a infection on her back that was not treated properly. It became badly infected and left some heavy scar tissue. The wound was so bad that maggots grew inside it. As a result of the scar tissue Isobel (now nearly 13 years old) has not developed properly. Her growth has been normal on one side of her torso but stunted on the other side. As a result she is developing a very crooked spine.  Doctors tell us that most likely this will lead to permanent disability in the future –most probably an inability to stand or walk. As a result of this we are desperately seeking to get this treated as soon as possible. To that affect we recently took her to AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi where doctors there checked her out and stated that the brace she would need for her spine alone would cost 3,30,000 Indian Rupees (US$7600+) and all up including the medicines and hospital fees would be more than double that (approximately US$15,000). We are hoping that through the support of the many friends and family we have all over the world that we can get the money needed to have Isobel’s operation done.As well as this we are seeking assistance from the government and certain NGO’s in a hope that we can somehow reduce the cost of the operation and equipment. We will keep our blog at www.IndianOrphanage.com update on the progress of this. If you would like more information or information on how you can donate to us with Tax-Deductibility in Australia and the USA please contact us or if you would like to donate instantly online via Paypal please click this link. |
