She was able to enjoy ice-cream, and to make friends with the centre’s support dogs.
Xinyue loved the music and enjoyed her time there. We are glad to report that she is doing well.
Baby Xinyue was born with a tracheo‑oesophageal fistula, a life‑threatening condition requiring urgent surgery.
A medical referral reached ROMAC quickly and thanks to swift coordination across our network, mother Mase and Baby Xinyue were soon on a plane from Honiara accompanied by a medical escort.
The ROMAC team had to step up again when a connecting flight was missed in Brisbane and Xinyue’s condition worsened.
Read our earlier Patient Stories to see how volunteers, surgeons and hospital managers worked together to save Baby Xinyue.
For three-year-old Armandinho Junior from Timor Leste, medical reviews in Darwin have delivered the best news a family can hope for.
Mothers of patients from two different countries met recently as one headed home through Brisbane Airport following treatment.
After five weeks in Sydney, we recently said goodbye to Vanessa and her dad Ino as they began their journey home to Timor-Leste.
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