Help Koang Reat Tot get both hips replaced
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Koang Reat Tot (pronounced: Kwong ⟨R⟩eht Tuut) needs to have both of his hips replaced. He’s been suffering for two years in Ethiopia, where he is from, trying to get the medical care he needs. Now, he finally has a chance to do so as long as he’s able to pay $10,000 (half of his $20,000 down payment) by June 8th.* He has been seen by a surgeon at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (BVRMC), who confirmed that he needs both hips replaced. The surgeries have been scheduled for June 8th, 2021 for the first hip, and July 20th, 2021 for the second hip. Recovery will take 3-6 months.
Koang has six children and a wife back in Ethiopia, where he works for the Ethiopian government as the Head of Employment for his district. While he is in the United States, he has been staying with his cousin, Stephen Chambang.
This GoFundMe story was written by volunteers at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, with information given by Stephen Chambang, who attends LPC. Stephen Chambang has been trying to raise the funds for Koang’s two hip replacement surgeries, so our church decided to help by creating this page and forwarding all funds to BVRMC, the hospital where Koang will be getting his surgeries. We don’t want Koang to have to cancel the surgeries because of lack of funding. It has been a long and difficult journey just to get Koang to this point. Please consider donating generously so that Koang Reat Tot can get the medical care he needs.
*GoFundMe withdrawals take at least a few days, so it is our goal to reach $10,000 by June 3rd so Koang can pay the hospital in time for his first surgery. Once we've met the $10,000 goal, we will increase the goal to pay for the remainder of his down payment (20% of the total bill) for both hip surgeries.
Koang has six children and a wife back in Ethiopia, where he works for the Ethiopian government as the Head of Employment for his district. While he is in the United States, he has been staying with his cousin, Stephen Chambang.
This GoFundMe story was written by volunteers at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, with information given by Stephen Chambang, who attends LPC. Stephen Chambang has been trying to raise the funds for Koang’s two hip replacement surgeries, so our church decided to help by creating this page and forwarding all funds to BVRMC, the hospital where Koang will be getting his surgeries. We don’t want Koang to have to cancel the surgeries because of lack of funding. It has been a long and difficult journey just to get Koang to this point. Please consider donating generously so that Koang Reat Tot can get the medical care he needs.
*GoFundMe withdrawals take at least a few days, so it is our goal to reach $10,000 by June 3rd so Koang can pay the hospital in time for his first surgery. Once we've met the $10,000 goal, we will increase the goal to pay for the remainder of his down payment (20% of the total bill) for both hip surgeries.
Organizer and beneficiary
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Organizer
Storm Lake, IA
Nancy Alderton
Beneficiary