



The family of a New Mexico toddler suffering from a degenerative eye disease have two real-life guardian angels to thank for the $35,000 needed to afford the operation that saved her sight.

Two-year-old Pamela Soto of Hobbs, New Mexico, has been suffering from an eye condition that caused one of her retinas to completely detach from her eye, and doctors had expected her other retina to also deteriorate. In an effort to raise the money needed for an operation, Pamela’s mother visited some local businesses to ask for donations. Luckily, she knocked on the door of a construction company owned by Danny Watson and Jimmy Cooper. After hearing the woman’s story, the two men decided to donate the entire amount needed for the surgery.

“The girl’s mother didn’t speak English so I had my Spanish-speaking employees translate what she was saying,” Watson, 59, tells Yahoo Shine. “After thinking it over, Jimmy and I decided that it was a really neat opportunity to help someone out. It would have been tragic for this girl to lose her sight at such a young age.”

The little girl had became so accustomed to wearing the special glasses she was required to keep on during the day that "she would sleep with them on and her parents removed them during the night,” according to Watson.

The little girl had already undergone one surgery that hadn't been effective, so the $35,000 operation was her family’s last effort. When they met Watson and Cooper, they had only raised about $5,000. The businessmen wanted to remain anonymous until they were certain that the surgery worked so they made a private donation through a third party. In May, Pamela underwent surgery at a Michigan hospital and now has full vision in both her eyes. She’s currently recuperating in Hobbs.

Last week, Watson and Cooper got a chance to meet Pamela in person when they visited her at her parents' home. “As a thank you, she gave us photos of her doctors and cups from the state of Michigan,” says Watson. “She’s also coming to the office on Friday to meet the staff. We plan on remaining friends for a long time.”

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