Krisselda, a Papua New Guinean girl who arrived in Canberra in March 2024, had multiple surgeries at the Canberra Hospital for caudal duplication syndrome, a very rare genetic condition in which internal systems are duplicated and bowel and bladder functions are not normal. Krisselda made good progress with her medical issues under the care of A/Prof Celine Hamid and A/Prof David Croaker.
Krisselda attended Gold Creek School in between surgery and outpatient appointments and was hosted by Rotarian Gordana. While in Australia she turned 10 years old, celebrating her birthday with friends and Rotarians in a local park. She, and her mother Sonia, returned home in November, happy to be able to live a normal life.
Six-month-old Baby Hilario from Timor-Leste was born prematurely with bilateral retinopathy of prematurity, a serious condition affecting both eyes.
Not yet two years old, Vincent's life was set to end before it really began. But a mother's love, goodwill from 3,000 kilometres away and an unforgettable year in a foreign country have saved the Solomon Islands boy from certain death.
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