Mayra Regains Her Sight
BIG THANKS to Ken McNeil of Calgary, Alberta for his very generous donation to cover all expenses so Mayra can regain her sight. Mayra is one of the Ix-canaan Scholarship Students … this year, she was registered to enter 2nd year University, where she is studying to become a teacher. Late in 2010, she lost her vision … first in the right eye, and then in the left. A small donation from friends helped her to have a new lens put into her right eye last year, but it was rejected, and she learned that she would need a new cornea in each eye in order to see again.
Mayra had all but lost hope that she would ever see again when Ken McNeil of Calgary, Alberta, stepped forth with the offer of the financial support necessary for her to have corneal implants … a support that includes room and board in Guatemala City for Mayra and a friend to help her as her eyes heal.
In record time, the vision hospital in Guatemala City found a perfect cornea, and Mayra went in for the surgery on her right eye.
The surgery was a success!! Mayra was extremely happy when the bandages were removed from her eye and her sight was better than she ever remembers it having been. Unfortunately, she hit a bit of a snag when her body began to reject the implant, but high doses of antibiotics and steroids stopped the process and the eye is once again healing properly.
As soon as the doctor, one of about a dozen specialists at Vision Integral, is sure that the right cornea is out of danger, he will begin the process of looking for a perfect new cornea for her left eye.
In the meantime, we wish Mayra GOOD LUCK with the continued healing of her right eye, and once again, send a huge THANK YOU to Ken McNeil for the invaluable financial support.