The following is an update re the 12 year old Vietnamese girl brought into Australia for specialist surgery re a terribly disfigured face. Some clubs are requesting an update …
ROMAC update re Linh Da. In response to some clubs enquiries re little Linh Da, I am pleased to be able to provide you with an update of her condition.Last Friday. 12th May, Linh Da underwent further major surgery at Monash Children’s Hospital. A team of 15 Medicos’ comprising Surgeons and Technical Staff performed a 10 hour operation on her face. You will recall that a few weeks ago she had a skin graft taken from her shoulder and this now formed part of her outer cheek. At the last operation a skin graft was performed on her hip, and the skin from that now is forming part of her inner cheek. The other part of the operation was reforming her jaw etc. She is now back in ICU and everybody is pleased with her recovery. There is hope she will be transferred out of ICU and into the ward later this coming week. I am hopeful of being allowed to call in and see her sometime within the next two weeks when I am advised by another ROMAC Chairperson whose District are hosting her that photographs of the reconstruction may by then be allowed. The offer of speaking to various Clubs at one of their meetings within 9790 re the work of ROMAC is still very applicable. My contact details listed below. Peter Lee D9790 Chairperson ROMAC Manager Public Relations, Southern Region, ROMAC . 0409 956 251