By Baraa Ali | Fundraising Officer
Dear Supporter,
When a child needs surgery, the first question a parent wants answered is whether their child will be okay. For a family that can barely cover its daily expenses, another question can be just as frightening.
How will we pay for it?
At hospitals supported by SEMA in Syria, medical teams perform dozens of surgeries every day, free of charge for patients who need them most. Many of those patients are children.
Behind each of those operations is a family that has had to hear the words your child needs surgery. There is the moment before the operating room doors close, when a parent has to let go of a small hand. There is the wait for the surgeon to come out. And when the operation is over, there is the relief of being able to sit beside their child again and focus on what comes next.
For families with little money to spare, being able to do all of that without facing a bill for the operation matters. It means a parent can ask the doctor about their child’s recovery without also wondering how they’ll pay for the care their child has just received.
Every one of these operations takes a team. It takes people to prepare the patient, administer anesthesia, perform the surgery, and monitor the patient afterward. It takes an operating room ready for the next patient and the supplies the team needs to do its work. Your support helps cover those costs, so the hospitals can keep providing this care free of charge.
That is what your generosity makes possible, dozens of times a day. Each operation is one person receiving care they might otherwise have gone without. And for the children on those operating tables, it means their families can say yes to the surgery they need.
We wanted you to hear what your support is doing on an ordinary day at these hospitals. An ordinary day for a surgical team can be the day a family has been waiting for. It can be the day a child finally receives an operation their parents could never have afforded on their own.
Thank you for helping our teams carry out these operations and for helping cover the costs that families cannot bear. When a parent in Syria hears that their child needs surgery, you help us give them an answer they can hold on to. We can provide the care your child needs, and you won’t have to pay for the operation.
With heartfelt gratitude,
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By Baraa Ali | Fundraising Officer
By Baraa Ali | Fundraising Officer
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