Aung Myo is a 37-year-old factory worker and family man from Thailand. Together, he and his wife support two children and their parents living in Burma. According to our medical partner, Burma Border Projects, “Aung Myo’s children are bright and study very hard, knowing their parents have sacrificed a lot for them to attend school.”
Aung Myo has recently fallen ill due to an arterial septal defect in his heart, preventing proper blood flow to his body.
“Aung Myo's current symptoms include jaundice, breathlessness, swollen legs, exhaustion, fatigue, weight loss, difficulty urinating and passing stool,” his doctors explain. Aung Myo says, “my condition has made me very stressed and worried.” Additionally, his wife has had to stop working in order to take care of him.
For $1,500 we can fund a corrective surgery to repair Aung Myo’s heart. Aung Myo exclaims, “I want to be healthy so I can continue to support my children, send them to school, and look after my parents." Let’s get Aung Myo back to his happy, healthy self!