Iluh: August-September 2006

Iluh (9 years old) suffered from a congential bladder extrophy, causing her considerable discomfort and also to be incontinent. Her family is very poor and could not afford treatment for her.

The Foundation sought support from St John of God Hospital Subiaco in Perth, Western Australia, to accept Iluh as a patient and cover the cost of her medical treatment. Paedriatic urologist, Dr Andrew Barker, agreed to perform the operation to improve Iluh’s condition, with assistance from Sydney paediatric urologist, Dr Saeed Ahmed. The Foundation sent Artini, YKI’s Administrative Assistant, to Perth with Iluh to provide extra help.

Garuda Indonesia assisted with discounted tickets to Australia for Iluh, her mother and Artini.

On leaving hospital and before returning to Bali, Iluh and her mother were accommodated and supported by members of the Indonesian community in Perth.

Azhar: June-August 2006

Azhar, a 5-year-old boy from Yogjakarta, suffered severe burns on his lips, chin, neck and chest from boiling oil in a home cooking accident. Burns contractions pulled his chin to his chest and his lower lip to his chin, and made his neck rigid. His jaw was being slowly distorted.

In the Foundation’s plastics clinic of more than 20 children in May 2006, Azhar was the only child our visiting volunteer consultant, Dr Tim Cooper, considered could not be operated in Bali and needed treatment in Australia.

The Foundation sought support from The Mount Hospital in Perth to accept Azhar as a patient and cover the cost of his medical treatment. Garuda Indonesia assisted with tickets to Australia for Azhar and his mother.

Gusti Putu Arnawa: June-August 2006

Gusti Putu Arnawa came to the attention of our Foundation via the Kupu Kupu Foundation. He had been bedridden since becoming a paraplegic after a motorbike accident in 1999, when he was 18 years old. The family had sought help from a traditional healer whose treatment resulted in a total breakdown of the leg tissue and infection, ultimately threatening his life. Medical opinion sought by the Foundation was that his legs needed to be amputated for him to survive and to gain some mobility.

The Foundation organized the amputation operation and Garuda Indonesia flew a specially designed wheelchair for Gusti from Perth for his use following the operation.

The Foundation also gave Gusti a computer which had been donated and one of its donated hydraulic hospital beds for use in his home, complete with overhead structure so he can build up strength in his upper body, and arranged for his house compound to be fitted with a cement ramp and cement flooring.

Kadek: March 2006

Three-year-old Kadek came to the Foundation’s office with his parents, suffering from an acute skin condition over his whole body which was causing him great distress. His older brother had earlier died from the same condition, and his parents were too poor to seek medical attention for Kadek. With advice from skin specialists in Australia and the right medicines, Kadek was well on the way to recovery in a few weeks.

Ketut Sujana: Colostomy Operation

The third colostomy operation for 2004 was conducted on 15 September on a Ketut Sujana, a 2.5 year old boy from Keramas, Gianyar, Bali.

Ketut Sujana was brought to the Foundation by his parents who were too poor to afford the operation to reconnect his bowel. The operation was performed by Dr Jaya Kesuma in the Rumah Sakit Puri Rahaja, and Ketut is now on the way to having a normal life.

Ketut Widyasih: Colostomy Operation

The Foundation arranged a colostomy operation for 9-year-old Ketut Widyasih to reconnect her bowel, giving her normal function.

The initial operation, performed in June 2004 at the Rumah Sakit Puri Raharja in Denpasar, was not as simple as expected, and Ketut required a second operation in August to complete the procedure.

Funds for Ketut's operations were raised with the enthusiastic assistance of Wilma Peake from Perth, Western Australia.

Wayan Sandi: Colostomy Operation

Three-year-old Wayan Sandi who lives on the edge of the volcanic crater near Kintamani, underwent a colostomy operation to reconnect his bowel, giving him normal function.

This operation, performed by Dr Jaya Kesuma in Rumah Sakit Puri Raharja in Denpasar, was paid for with funds raised by Richard Todd, from Aquarius Productions, Margaret River, Western Australia.

Surya Mega: Colostomy Operation

Surya Mega, the sixth child of a widow from an impoverished village in Lombok, was born with an imperforate anus and survived for three years, when a colostomy operation was performed. In July 2003, at 7 years of age, she was brought to the Foundation for assistance and underwent an operation in Bali to restore her bowel function to normal.

Surya Mega with her family in Lombok. Through donations, the Foundation is also assisting the family so that the three school-aged children can continue in school.

Saepudin: Colostomy Operation

This 20-year-old boy from Sumbawa was run over by a truck when he was six years old, and his urinary system and intestines were severely damaged. He underwent several operations, and wore a catheter and colostomy bag for about eight years before he came to the Foundation for assistance. The Foundation arranged a colostomy operation for him, which resulted in normal functioning. He was sent to Perth, Western Australia, with financial assistance for his fare from Bali Hati and free treatment from the doctors and St John of God Hospital Subiaco, but as yet a surgical solution to his urinary problems has not been found.

Komang: Skin Graft

Komang was burned in a house fire and his arm fused to his body. His parents, from a poor village in the east of Bali, sought assistance from the Foundation, and visiting plastic surgeon, Dr Tim Cooper from Perth, operated to separate his arm from his body. The Foundation set up a set of Roman rings in the yard Komang's house for him to exercise his arm and keep the skin from contracting. Komang now has full use of his arm again. He is being financially assisted by donations via the Foundation's Assistance to Primary School Children so he can continue his education.