Mi is forty-two-years-old and lives with her children in Burma. Mi has been living with vaginal prolapse for the past two years, which causes her extreme discomfort, difficulty urinating, and depression about her condition.
Our Medical Partner Burma Border Projects shares, “her husband died two years ago, and she is now responsible for taking care of her children on her own.” Mi depends on rations from the refugee camp where they live and sells vegetables for extra money when her children need clothes.
Mi hopes to undergo surgery as soon as she can, but is worried about how the cost and recovery time will affect her ability to take care of her family. Burma Border Projects adds, “This is a burden she carries by herself. Treatment will therefore improve her self-esteem and confidence.”
For $1,500, Mi will undergo corrective surgery that will relieve her of painful symptoms and discomfort. Her physicians write, “with treatment Mi will be healthy, making her more capable to look after her seven children.”