A brain tumor was causing the patient to lie in a comatose state for several months. No hope was in sight until OBI volunteer neurosurgeon Bert Park agreed to take the case. Yesterday, Dr. Park and his surgical team successfully removed the tumor from the patient's brain. While recovering in Da Nang General Hospital's post-op, the patient began responding and waking up!

Due to some unforeseen logistical snags, the clinic team is working without the majority of the normally available dental and optical equipment/supplies. Even with limited resources, dental, optical, and general medical volunteers are pulling teeth, conducting eye exams, and assisting those with aches and pains in the Hoa Vang District Hospital. Vietnamese men, women, and children in need have received over 800 free medical services!

In the Da Nang Eye Hospital, Vietnamese medical professionals watched the team ophthalmologists closely as they learned how to perform cornea transplants! The eye team was also busy doing sixty-seven cataracts surgeries, five strabismus corrections, and two glaucoma treatments.

As team unity grows and new friendships blossom, they will continue to do what they came to do... serve the Vietnamese people with love.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
Be a part of OBI's ongoing medical relief efforts by making an online contribution to help those suffering from extreme poverty and sickness.

 

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