Champa is a 31-year-old stay-at-home mom. She lives in Bantey Mean Chey province with her parents and daughter, who just turned five. Her husband works in construction in Thailand, and her parents are rice farmers. In the off-season, they supplement their income by selling fish in the local market. Champa enjoys spending time with her family and growing vegetables and herbs at their house.
Around the age of 9, Champa had an ear infection. This infection caused her right ear’s tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, to perforate. For this reason, Champa still experiences pain, ear discharge, tinnitus, and hearing loss. She cannot communicate clearly with others, and her hearing is progressively getting worse.
Champa traveled to our medical partner’s care center to receive treatment. She will undergo surgery in her right ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Center, requests $487 to fund this procedure. This will cover medication, supplies, and inpatient care.
She said, “I hope to improve my hearing so I can communicate clearly with my family and get a job outside the house.”