Sim is a 40-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. When Sim was a child, her mother passed away and her father left her at the home of an uncle. She now lives and works with a cousin she grew up with. Sim enjoys shopping at the market for the best ingredients to use in her cooking.
When she was young, Sim had an ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in her left ear to perforate. For this reason, Sim experiences hearing loss, pain, and discharge. She has never been able to clearly communicate with others, and has not been able to work much outside the home.
Sim traveled to our medical partner’s care center to receive treatment. On May 12th, she will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in her left ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is requesting $464 to fund this procedure. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care.
Sim’s niece said, “I hope that after this surgery she will be able to join in the conversations we have at home, and I can finally communicate clearly with her.”