<div>Hello. My name is Sundee Mulume, 20 years old, wife to Salama and proud mom to 2 year old daughter, Zawadi. We live
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<div>in Manitoba, Canada. I also suffer from Keratoconus, a disease which, in severe cases like mine, will lead to complete
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<div>blindness without immediate surgical intervention.
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<div>While pregnant with my daughter I started to notice blurs in my vision. I didn’t take it too seriously, thinking it was a
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<div>normal symptom of pregnancy. But even after Zawadi was born my vision did not improve, but continued to worsen.
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<div>When my daughter turned 1 year old, I was encouraged to get my eyes checked. After testing the optometrist came
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<div>back with the diagnosis, “Keratoconus”, a word I’d never heard before. “Keratoconus is a condition in which the clear
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<div>tissue on the front of the eye (cornea) bulges outward.” Symptoms include blurred vision, light sensitivity, distorted
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<div>vision, double vision and progressive loss of vision, in some cases leading to total blindness.
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<div>While the initial diagnosis was frightening, I was unprepared for how quickly the disease would affect me. Within a year I
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<div>have lost independence in many ways, as my vision has deteriorated rapidly and I have lost complete vision in my left
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<div>eye. Basic task like cleaning the house, trying to read a menu and even grocery shopping have become almost
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<div>impossible without assistance. I have mostly struggled in silence, not wanting to be a burden on anyone, but that is no
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<div>longer an option.
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<div>Earlier this spring, I received a referral to a specialist with the hope that I could have surgery to correct this condition.
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<div>When I met with the specialist I was informed that surgery (corneal cross linking) would only halt the progression, but
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<div>would not improve my vision. I also received glasses at the time, but they were of little benefit.
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<div>Surgery was scheduled for as soon as possible, but I found that I was pregnant with baby number two! We were
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<div>overjoyed by this huge blessing, but, unfortunately, this meant that we needed to postpone the surgery to February,
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<div>2025, after the baby was born. Then in May I suffered a miscarriage. This was devastating to me and my family. But
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<div>within all the pain, I tried to find the positive in the hope that I might be able to have my eye surgery earlier, but no
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<div>earlier dates were available.
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<div>A few weeks ago, at a regular check in, a new doctor was straight with me, letting me know that my left eye had
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<div>completely deteriorated and my right was following quickly. He had serious concerns that there would be nothing left to
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<div>preserve by my February surgery date. I was in desperate need of immediate medical intervention and there were no
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<div>options for me in Canada. I traveled to Texas and consulted with a specialist who confirmed that I need immediate help
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<div>due to the severity of my case.
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<div>The first procedure would be Corneal Crosslinking to try to preserve the small amount of vision remaining in my right
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<div>eye and stop the progression of the disease. Secondly, I will need scleral contact lenses which will restore the vision that
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<div>I have lost. These lenses will need to be replaced annually.
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<div>This has brought hope to what I thought was a hopeless situation. While we are so grateful for the help that I have been
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<div>able to receive from the doctors here, we know the journey ahead will be difficult as I will require 2 surgeries, one for
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<div>each eye. We have confidence that with these special lenses I will make a full recovery. Unfortunately, these procedures
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<div>are not covered under our existing health insurance and we will be required to pay for all travel and medical costs.
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<div>Here’s a breakdown of the costs in Canadian Funds:
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<div>Travel: $1,700
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<div>Doctor visits: $800
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<div>Corneal Crosslinking surgery: $21,000
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<div>Sclarel Lenses: $2,000 annually
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<div>Total Cost in Canadian funds: $25,500
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<div>We appreciate your prayers and any financial assistance you are able to offer. Thank you for taking time to read and
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<div>hear my story.
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