Teran Dolma after her opertation in the grasslands of Tibet, 2007.

Teran Dolma (left), three years after her scoliosis operation in 2006, pictured with Dolma Lamo, before her scoliosis operation in 2009.

Dolma Lamo, pictured here in 2007, Tibet.

For any nomadic Tibetan, daily life is not easy.  Between the work and the weather, days can be viewed as moving from one struggle to the next.  But for these children, life has been one notch harder.  They were all born with the severe spinal deformity, scoliosis.

First they suffer from the appearance of deformity, which increases as they age.  The health issues involving misplaced internal organs also increase with age, causing constant pain and shortened lives.

Thanks to Dr. Rinsky, Dr. Gamble and BICCO, our donations have changed the future for many children.

THIS YEAR'S CHILDREN (2010)

This year one Tibetan child has received a life-changing scoliosis operations from Dr. Rinsky and Dr. Gamble. The boy's name is Kalsang. He is from Thankwer, Sichuan. He is nine years old, and also has quite severe scoliosis.

Kaslang, pictured before the operation in November 2010

Kaslang, far left, before the operation in November 2010 with Tereng Dolma and Dolma Langmo, both of whom have received sucessful scoliosis operations

Over 40 other Chinese orphans with physical disabilities have also receive successful operations this year.

PREVIOUS CHILDREN WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUCCESSFUL SCOLIOSIS OPERATIONS

Teran Dolma and Dolma Lamo, pictured below, are two of the Tibetan children with scoliosis who have received operations from these doctors. Dolma Lamo just had her opertation performed in September of 2009; Teran Dolma, pictured at the bottom, had her operation performed in 2005.

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