Oscar H Wende
Oscar's Story

Oscar joined Watsi on August 24th, 2020. 27 other people also joined Watsi on that day! Oscar's most recent donation supported Dah Khu, a young woman from Thailand, to fund cardiac surgery.

Impact

Oscar has funded healthcare for 1 patient in 1 country.

Patients funded by Oscar

Dah Khu is a young woman who lives with her husband, parents, three brothers, sister-in-law and her nephew in Mae La Refugee Camp (MLRC) in Thailand. Except for her husband, Dah Khu’s family is unemployed and depends on monthly rations distributed by international organizations. Dah Khu’s husband is a daily laborer who works when he receives permission to leave the camp. He earns 1,000 baht (approx. 33.3 USD) per month. This, combined with the rations they receive is not sufficient to cover all their household expenses and sometimes, they have to borrow rice from their neighbor. When she was four years old, a doctor from Mae Sot Hospital (MSH) diagnosed Dah Khu with two types of congenital heart diseases called pulmonary atresia, where one of the valves in his heart did not form properly, and ventricular septal defect, where she has a hole in her heart. The doctor told her mother that an artery in Dah Khu’s heart is narrow and that she needed surgery. Until now, Dah Khu has been unable to undergo surgery and frequently feels tired, experiences heart palpitations, has a headache and no appetite, and is unable to sleep. She also cannot walk long distances because if she does, she suffers from chest pains. Fortunately, our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, can help. They need your help to fund this $1,500 surgery. This surgery will enable Dah Khu to have a better quality of life. Dah Khu said, “If I become healthy, I want to help my parents and open a small shop to sell food.”

$1,500raised
Fully funded