Paw from Thailand raised $1,500 to fund a hysterectomy.

Paw
$1,500
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Paw's treatment was fully funded on October 15, 2020.
  • Paw's story
  • Paw's update
November 18, 2019

Photo of Paw post-operation

December 16, 2019

Paw underwent a hysterectomy.

Paw underwent surgery as planned. However, while in the operating room, they found that the mass was actually outside of her uterus and was ...

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Paw's Timeline

  • November 18, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Paw was submitted by Bue Wah Say, Project Officer at Burma Children Medical Fund.

  • November 19, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Paw received treatment at Mae Sot General Hospital in Thailand. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • November 26, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Paw's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 16, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    We received an update on Paw. Read the update.

  • October 15, 2020
    FULLY FUNDED

    Paw's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 49 donors

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Naw Aye is a 28-year-old woman who lives with her husband, son, sister-in-law, brother, two nephews, and two nieces in a refugee camp in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. Originally from across the Burmese border in a conflict-area called Karen State, she fled to the refugee camp with her family in February 2023 due to airstrikes on her village. Her husband and her brother are unemployed, while her son, nieces, and nephews go to school. She and her sister-in-law are homemakers. During her free time, she loves to play with her son and enjoys planting vegetables in her small garden. She is currently expecting her second child. Her doctors recommended that she deliver via cesarean section because In January 2020, when Naw Aye was pregnant with her first child, her water broke prematurely which put her baby's life at risk. She was brought to a hospital in Burma, where she gave birth to her son through a caesarean section (C-section). In February, after they had fled to the refugee camp, Naw Aye became pregnant. She went to the hospital in the refugee camp regularly for antenatal care. She was told during one of her visits that although her pregnancy was going well, she would need to give birth through a C-section to ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, will help ensure a safe C-section on November 3rd. This procedure costs $1500, and Naw Aye needs your support. “I want to sell sacks or Mohinga (Burmese soup) for extra income soon. But I don’t have enough cash to start doing that, and I am pregnant. I hope I can do that after I give birth,” Naw Aye said.

$1,122raised
$378to go