Source: Where I Live

STRATHPINE’S Tasha Hyde has been blind since birth, but now has a chance to see. All that stands in her way is $59,000 to travel overseas for treatment.
With a little help from mum Renee, nine-year-old Tasha is telling her story on the internet and through email.
Born six weeks premature, Tasha spent her first six months in hospital. She had major operations at three and six weeks.
When she came home, she had a blood clot and needed injections from her mother twice a day. She has cerebral palsy as well as blindness.
“Mummy and Daddy were quite upset for some time,’’ Tasha says in her email. “But I was always so happy they came to realise there was no one more special than me.’’
Children with blindness like Tasha’s are successfully treated at the Beike Biotech clinic in China.
“We found out these treatments not only offer the hope and gift of sight but can benefit patients with cerebral palsy,’’ Tasha said.
Tasha has a permit for raffles from Fair Trading Queensland and businesses have been donating prizes to be raffled every Saturday at the Warner Tavern. The campaign is only starting and $350 has been raised so far.
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