Meet Saw Klein, a 30-year-old man from Burma! Our medical partner, Burma Border Projects tells us, "He is a farmer and works on his own land. He is not married and has no children. He grows rice and beans and his family also plants a few rubber trees.”
“Saw Klein is very thin and deals with severe jaundice. The big toe on his left foot causes him severe physical discomfort. Although there is little sensation, there is still a little blood flow which causes him serious pain. From below the knee there is no blood flow and so the leg is very thin – it’s just bone. He cannot stand or lie down, he can only sit. He cannot sleep and he has no appetite,” explains BBP.
Saw Klein was diagnosed with human pythiosis, which is a fungal infection, a life-threatening infections disease. For $1,500, Saw Klein will receive a mid-thigh amputation to preserve the limb integrity of his left leg, and to get rid of the pain and discomfort from his leg.
“At the moment, I cannot think about having a girlfriend because I am in pain all the time, but in the future I will,” says Saw Klein. Let’s help Saw start living a pain-free life, and to regain some of his independence!