Post by katipzrider on Dec 2, 2007 16:28:33 GMT 8
Kathrina Yarza (aka Kcat) is a 24 year old victim of a rare disease called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 in August 2004 which affects her nervous system. She was diagnosed for 3 brain tumors which requires open-close brain surgery. She had her open-close brain surgery on January 2005. She was confined at the hospital October to November 2005. January 2006 she became totally deaf, and she has Acoustic Schwannomas.
Currently right now, her left extremities are weak, she can’t move her left arm and hand, her left foot won’t move and her left leg is weak. She can’t walk. Her right face is numb and her facial muscles won’t move. She can’t swallow well, She has a blurry vision, and she can’t smile.
She is currenty needing your help, in order for her to hear again she requires Cochlear Implant or ABI.
Cochlear Implant/ABI is expensive.. it costs 1 million pesos or more! Kcat is longing to hear again so thats why she needs your help. She is a graphic artist and loves to do computer designs, one of which is selling shirts with Kcats original design on it.. not only selling it , she is also sharing her talents. Her story was featured in Studio 23's News Central and Probe.
for information about Neurofibromatosis Type 2 pls visit the wikipedia link:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofibromatosis_type_II
for details of Kcats fund raising pls visit her multiply site:
hearyeah.multiply.com
