BRADLEY BOLA VISIT AND MEDICAL PROGRAM.
29/5/16 – MID AUGUST 16
SPONSORED BY: ROMAC (ROTARY OCEANIA MEDICAL AID FOR CHILDREN)
ASSISTED BY: ROTARY CLUB OF NUNAWADING
Bradley’s Background
Bradley is from PNG and born 17 December 1996 with Crouzon’s Syndrome. The major problem with this condition is that some of the bones of the skull and face fuse and therefore do not grown normally during foetal development. This will be Bradley’s fourth visit to Australia for surgery courtesy of ROMAC .Bradley is now 17 years old and visited Australia in 1998, 2007, 2014 and hopefully the visit, planned for June /July 2016 will complete his total recovery. What a great job ROMAC do for children like Bradley.
The Program
I have been in contact with Graeme Chester and Norm Casey from ROMAC with respect to the above program and the Clubs role to support Bradley’s visit. Full details of the program will not be firm until Bradley completes his medical appointments in June. He is planned to undergo two operations during this visit. He will have some cranium and facial surgery and then have an eye operation to straighten his eye. Both these involve major specialist surgery.
Bradley’s known program, is as follows:
Arrives Melbourne Sunday 29 May at 1625 Met by ROMAC and host family
Medical appointment Monday 30 May CT Scan plus Eye Specialist (Dr Lionel
Medical appointment Tuesday 31 May Cranio Facial Specialist ( Professor Andrew Heggie)
Facial Surgery Saturday 4 June Facial Surgery- Epworth Hospital
Eye Specialist appointment Friday 17 June Appointment with Eye Specialist
Eye Hospital Sunday 17 July Planned Eye Surgery
Bradley will undergo recuperation periods after both the facial and eye surgery and could be in Australia near on 3 months.
Rotary Nunawading plans are to assist with possible transport to appointments, if required and assist with an entertainment program when Bradley is well enough to participate. Bradley is apparently a mad Melbourne Storm supporter and was made No 1 PNG supporter by the Club at his last visit. Another visit sounds essential.
Broadly, our program is to have Bradley and his host family to a Wednesday meeting as Club guests and to assist with some entertainment program and outings when Bradley is fit enough. We will provide some respite to the host family and ROMAC, for the 3 months Bradley could be in Australia. I will be reviewing our Club program and the major Rotary events for June and planning a program to suit in June and July.
If any members are interested in being directly involved, your help will be greatly appreciated. I encourage the Club members to get behind this International program. I am sure we can help to make Bradley’s visit both successful and rewarding.
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