A 60-year-old pedicab driver from Marikina City who suffered from imaginative and prescient issues lastly obtained surgical procedures due to the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” Wednesday, Beltran Codilla had been struggling along with his livelihood on account of his situation.
“Kapag bumabyahe ako ng gabi pag sinisilawan ako ng ilaw di ko makikita. Tumatabi ako pinapalipas ko na lang ‘yung liwanag ng kotse,” he stated.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation, along with its companions, put him in contact with docs for surgical procedure after he wrote to them and requested for assist.
Dr. Mario Gerald Padilla Jr., ophthalmologist at Asian Eye Institute, stated that Codilla had cataract and pterygium, a fleshy overgrowth on the clear a part of the attention’s floor.
In February and March of this 12 months, Beltran underwent two cataract surgical procedures with the Asian Eye Institute.
“Una, tinanggal natin ‘yung pugita or pterygium kinayod natin siya mula sa harap nung mata. And ‘yung pangalawa, ‘yung katarata tinanggal na natin ang naglagay tayo ng lente kapalit nung dating lente na naging katarak,” Padilla stated.
Two weeks after the surgical procedures, Codilla now has clear eyesight and is ready to work.
With the assistance of The Benjamin Canlas Courage to Be Kind Foundation, the GMA Kapuso Foundation additionally gave Beltran a sidecar for his pedicab to assist him along with his job and earnings.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako lalo na sa GMA Kapuso, e, malaking tulong ito sakin dahil maliwanag na ang mata ko—sa Asian Eye Institute, kay Dr. Padilla,” Beltran stated.
If you are to assist extra folks in want like Beltran, the GMA Kapuso Foundation accepts donations by means of financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra data, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
