She was met by ROMAC Northern Territory Regional Chair Judith Mckay and the Timor-Leste Ambassador to Australia, Ines Almeida, who kindly assisted with transit through immigration and customs.
Vanessa, aged seven, is pictured above at Darwin Airport with Ambassador Almeida (left), Judith Mckay and her father Saturnino. She was on her way to Sydney to be met by ROMAC Eastern Region Chair Anita Robinson.
Surgery for her right eye protosis is scheduled for next week at Westmead Children’s Hospital.
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.
Brenden, aged 12, is recovering at Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital from successful heart surgery to repair damage caused by rheumatic fever.
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