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    Nepal

    By Kay Walls

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    This book is a story of how one person can make a difference in peoples lives. We hear stories of doctors making a difference in the lives of patients, but Kay has made a difference in my life, and my patients!

    -Dr Suman S. Thapa. MBBS.MS.Ph.D

    Tilganga Inst of Ophthalmology. Head of N.G.E.C.

    A WISH FROM TRICIA LA VOICE

    For you, I Wish Your Vision to Make a Difference

    The land was decorated in brilliant colors of the earth. Mountain tops reaching for the heavens, stones bursting in emerald greens, ruby reds and sparkling blues ,,, yet darkness was all to be seen by many. Miles away, a young women laid with color in one eye, darkness in the other, but an ability to see her power in both.

    Lightness, stillness and patience ... remain calm, find your vision.

    The people wore grand smiles on their faces and twinkles in their eyes. Clothed in colors of the rainbow, yet darkness was all to be seen by many. Miles away, a young women faced the life that challenged her, determined not to be defeated.

    Lightness, stillness and patience ... remain calm ... find the vision God granted you.

    A disease, so capable to reverse, forged forward. Silence and ignorance feeding its hunger, robbed the beauty from so many. Yet miles away a woman of perseverance, courage and compassion dared to make a difference and found her vision. A woman capable of seeing the light, remaining still and patient, found her vision by giving others their vision.

    The land holds endless beauty. The people are endlessly beautiful. Beauty now seen by all.

    For you, I Wish your vision to make a difference

    -Tricia La Voice

    It is a truly uplifting story. Most of us spend our lives thinking of only taking care of ourselves and our immediate loved ones. Some people go that one step further, and do great things for others. Kay is one of those rare individuals, who have made a real difference to the lives of others. She had a vision, and it was her mental strength, in the face of her physical weakness, that made it possible for her dream to come true.

    -Virginia Cleveland

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press AU
    Release dateSep 7, 2012
    ISBN9781452506944
    Nepal
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    Kay Walls

    Kay Walls now lives in Melbourne Australia. She has a daughter, a son in law and the happiest grandson in the world. Kay was educated in Melbourne and spent most of her life in the art world. Representing most of Australias leading artists. She is now retired, and enjoying writing.

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      Nepal - Kay Walls

      Copyright © 2012 Kay Walls

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Balboa Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      ISBN: 978-1-4525-0693-7 (sc)

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Balboa Press rev. date: 09/25/2012

      Contents

      FOREWORD

      TO MAKE YOU SMILE!

      PREFACE

      BACKGROUND

      ON LOSING AN EYE

      MEETING MY DOCTOR FROM NEPAL

      SUMAN’S STORIES

      MY FIRST VISIT TO NEPAL

      THE WEDDING WAS LIKE THREE DAYS OF THEATRE—TOTALLY AWE INSPIRING

      FUN RAISING MONEY

      THE NEPALESE

      MY LOVELY FRIEND FROM NEPAL

      A COUNTRY FUNDRAISER

      NEPAL GLAUCOMA EYE CLINIC

      DR SANDUK RUIT

      RITA THAPA

      THE MAOISTS

      ENGLISH CLASSES IN NEPAL

      BREAKFAST

      YOUR DRIVER IS READY

      EPILOGUE

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL

      To my wonderful grandson Tiago and my adopted grandchildren, Apoorva and Amodini

      With love and hoping to inspire…

      PEACE WORLD PEACE

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      Buddhist Stupa in Kathmandu called Bouddhanath

      My Nepal

      Every day the dust and the smog, the mud and the fog.

      Then, on a clear day, you could see forever.

      The majestic snow covered mountains were visible from downtown Kathmandu.

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      Living in an amazing country with so much beauty and not being able to see is unimaginable.

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      Festivals.Carvings. Buddhas. Temples. Goddesses. Rhododendrons. Fabrics. Pashminas. Colours. Beautiful colours, amazing colours.

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      But most of all, the wonderful people.

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      I left my heart in My Nepal.

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      Nepal Glaucoma Eye Clinic Association

      Tilganga Hospital, Kathmandu

      ABN 33 945 798 207

      Melbourne. Australia.

      Enquiries: Kay Walls 0414 306 973

      N.G.E.C. Nepal Glaucoma Eye Clinic is a small part of Tilganga Eye Centre in Kathmandu Nepal.

      It is a non-profit, non-governmental, community based organisation providing up-to-date eye care for people in Nepal, the Himalayas and as far away as India, Tibet, and Bhutan.

      HELPING TO PREVENT AND CURE GLAUCOMA IN NEPAL

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      Suman and Kay

      FOREWORD

      I met Kay Walls in 2002 while I was training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne. My first meeting with Kay was at the emergency room where she had come for a glaucoma operation. Over that year I came to know Kay as the most positive and courageous woman. She was out there to help people and I was just one of them.

      When I returned home to Nepal in 2003 after completing my glaucoma fellowship, she visited Nepal in 2004. I had never imagined that she would visit us here in Nepal. That was when the concept of Nepal Glaucoma Eye Clinic (NGEC) was conceived. She was determined to raise money to build a clinic to address the problems regarding glaucoma in Nepal. In 2006, Kay visited Nepal for the opening ceremony of the NGEC—the glaucoma wing of Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu.

      NGEC has been providing glaucoma treatment to the people since 2006. In 2007 The Bhaktapur Glaucoma Study—the first extensive epidemiological research on glaucoma in Nepal—was also undertaken at the NGEC. The results of this study have lead to plans of establishing an eye hospital in Bhaktapur district of Nepal. In 2012 a glaucoma fellowship program will commence, which will train ophthalmologists to become specialists in glaucoma thus serving as a training centre as well.

      NGEC will in the future also serve as a glaucoma training centre for other ophthalmologists coming from neighbouring countries.

      This book written by Kay reflects the determination, hard work and compassion of a person dedicated to help glaucoma patients in Nepal. I would like to congratulate her and also thank all those who have been involved in this endeavour to help us here in Nepal.

      Dr. Suman S. Thapa, MBBS, MS, Ph. D.

      Associate Professor and Head,

      Nepal Glaucoma Eye Clinic,

      Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

      Kathmandu, Nepal

      Marigolds

      The common name in English, marigold is derived from Mary’s Gold, a name once exclusively applied to Calendula.

      In Nepal it

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