Help Aidan See

AIDAN HAS AN EYE CONDITION CALLED KERATOCONUS:

·            DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE CORNEA.

·            IF UNTREATED CAN LEAD TO BLINDNESS.

   TREATMENT REQUIRES 2 OPERATIONS:

(1)                CORNEAL CROSS LINKING – TO SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESSION AND IMPROVE THE ASTIGMATISM.

(2)             CORNEAL IMPLANTS, “INTACS” TO RESHAPE THE CORNEA.

·            THESE TWO PROCEDURES MAKE THE USE OF CORRECTIVE LENSES POSSIBLE.

THE TWO PROCEDURES COST $11,300.00.  WITH THE COST OF MEDICATIONS AND CORRECTIVE LENSES THE TOTAL COMES TO APPROXIMATELY $12,000.00.  AT PRESENT THESE PROCEDURES ARE NOT COVERED BY OHIP OR HEALTH INSURANCE.  THIS FACT SEEMS SHORTSIGHTED GIVEN THE IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE BLINDNESS.


AIDAN IS A VERY ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL AND IS INVOLVED IN SPORTS SUCH AS SOCCER, HOCKEY, SWIMMING, CANOEING AND HIKING.  HE REFEREES BOTH HOUSE LEAGUE AND REP HOCKEY AND SOCCER AND ENJOYS SHARING HIS LOVE OF TEAM SPORTS WITH CHILDREN THROUGH “LEARN TO PLAY” COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. HE IS A QUALIFIED LIFEGUARD, CANOE INSTRUCTOR AND CAMP COUNSELOR. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT CAMP KITCHIKEWAN AND HAS WORKED AT CAMP WAHANOWIN AND MUSIC BY THE LAKE.


AT THESE CAMPS, HE HAS SHARED HIS LOVE OF THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY MUSIC AND DRAMA.  HE COMPOSES, WRITES LYRICS, SINGS AND PLAYS GUITAR, SAXAPHONE AND PIANO.  HE HAS WORKED AS A MUSIC TEACHER AND SMALL ENSEMBLE LEADER FOR CHILDREN AT CAMP. HE LOVES TO PERFORM AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS, BANDS AND SMALL ENSEMBLES. IN GRADE 7, HE STARTED HIS OWN ROCK BAND WHICH EVENTUALLY GREW TO BECOME A SCHOOL ROCK BAND THAT IS STILL IN PLACE TODAY. ALSO, HE IS INVOLVED IN DRAMA AND IS PRESENTLY CAST IN THREE STAGE PRODUCTIONS AS WELL AS BEING IN THE PROCESS OF A FILM AUDITION. HE HAS A LEAD ROLE IN THE SCHOOL MUSICAL (CINDERELLA) AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL PLAY (DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS) AND THE SEARS ONE ACT PLAY. HE IS A PART OF THE DRAMA COUNCIL AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL AND, IN HIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; HE WAS ELECTED BY HIS PEERS AS THE COMMUNICATIONS PREFECT. THIS JOB REQUIRED HIM TO WRITE FOR THE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER AND PAPER.
AIDAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRAIGHT A STUDENT. HE HAS BEEN ON HONOUR ROLL FOR YEARS; HIS MEDICAL CONDITION HAS BEEN IMPACTING HIS VISION, FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION AND EMOTIONAL STATE WHICH IS HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT UPON HIS EDUCATION. 
 
AIDAN’S FAMILY IS FINDING IT HARD TO COPE. THEY  HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY CAN PAY FOR THESE CRITICAL OPERATIONS. THEY WORRY THAT THEIR SIXTEEN YEAR OLD SON WILL GO BLIND WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

YOUR HELP WILL SAVE THE SIGHT OF A YOUNG BOY WHO LOVES TO READ, PLAY AND SHARE HIS PASSION FOR LIFE WITH OTHERS. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO HELP AIDAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD AROUND HIM.